The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Sea... Part 2/3

The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Search for the Poles by Eva March TAPPAN (1854 - 1930)
Genre(s): Sagas, History

Read by: Sonia, Devorah Allen, Tomas Peter, Philip Watson, Jim Locke, April6090, Nemo, Sandra Schmit, Foon, Wanda Wilkey, Chris Fields, KevinS, Monika M. C., alanmapstone, J. M. Smallheer, Phjodor, Hopeforce1, Max Körlinge, Availle, Colleen McMahon, PatrS, Kathrine Engan, Jane Bennett, Kristine Bekere in English

Parts:
Part 1    • The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway...  
Part 3    • The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway...  

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 49 - How King Rorik regained the tribute, by Saxo Grammaticus
00:07:39 - 50 - The speaking of Prince Uffe the Speechless, by Saxo Grammaticus
00:22:26 - 51 - The letter of King Canute
00:27:16 - 52 - Waldemar Atterdag and the Hansa , by Helen Zimmerman
00:36:39 - 53 - Denmark Part II: Folk-stories and legends: Historical note
00:37:41 - 54 - King Volmer and Elsie, by John G. Whittier
00:47:19 - 55 - The King of Denmark's ride, by Caroline Norton
00:50:16 - 56 - Molboer stories
00:56:24 - 57 - Denmark Part III: Scenes from Danish history: Historical note
00:58:47 - 58 - The ''Madman of the North'' overcomes Copenhagen , by François Marie Arouet Voltaire
01:07:47 - 59 - King Christian , by Johannes Evald
01:10:43 - 60 - Stories of Tordenskjöld the great Danish admiral
01:20:48 - 61 - The fall of Queen Caroline Mathilda , by G. Hesekiel, from the memoirs of Baron Simolin
01:36:53 - 62 - Hans Christian Andersen as a boy, by himself
01:49:10 - 63 - Iceland Part I: In Saga times: Historical note
01:51:40 - 64 - How the Sagas came to be written, by Sabine Baring-Gould
01:55:59 - 65 - How the early Icelanders dressed, by J. Fulford Vicary
02:11:17 - 66 - Paying visits in Saga time, by J. Fulford Vicary
02:24:44 - 67 - How the laws were made in Saga time
02:26:54 - 68 - Iceland Part II: Stories from the Icelandic Sagas: Historical note
02:29:25 - 69 - The Irish in Thule , from the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
02:31:35 - 70 - Glum and his man Ingolf , from ''Viga-Glum's Saga''
02:45:56 - 71 - How Kjartan of Iceland became a Christian , from the Laxdaeler's Saga
03:01:53 - 72 - Thangbrand the priest , by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
03:07:19 - 73 - How Grettir the outlaw saved the farmhouse , from the Saga of Grettir the Strong, rewritten by Sabine Baring-Gould
03:16:40 - 74 - The burning of Njal , from the Saga of Burnt Njal
03:29:39 - 75 - How the boy Sigurd won the horse Greyfell, by William Morris
03:40:57 - 76 - Iceland Part III: Iceland and its people: Historical note
03:43:22 - 77 - The fire mountains of Iceland , by Lord Dufferin
03:52:43 - 78 - Climbing Mount Hekla , by Pliny Miles
04:03:56 - 79 - Waiting for the Great Geyser to spout , by Bayard Taylor
04:18:52 - 80 - How Icelandic children get their surnames, by Mrs Disney Leith
04:21:35 - 81 - Greenland Part I: Stories from the history of Greenland: Historical note
04:24:10 - 82 - How Eric the Red came to Greenland , by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
04:34:55 - 83 - How the Greenlanders got a bishop , by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
04:44:51 - 84 - The search for the lost colonies of Greenland , by Dr. Henry Rink
04:55:15 - 85 - The apostle to Greenland , by Jacob A. Riis
05:17:39 - 86 - A model parliament, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
05:28:22 - 87 - Greenland Part II: Stories of life in Greenland: Historical note
05:29:55 - 88 - Greenland customs of two centuries ago, by Hans Egede
05:38:47 - 89 - How to build a ''woman's boat'', by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
05:44:38 - 90 - The Eskimos and their ways, from the Cornhill magazine
06:02:08 - 91 - The farewell of the Greenlanders, from the Cornhill magazine
06:09:53 - 92 - What is an iceberg ?, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
06:27:09 - 93 - Escaping from a glacier, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
06:42:07 - 94 - The search for the Poles Part I: Adventures in the frozen North: Historical note
06:43:49 - 95 - Spitzbergen, the island that belongs to no one, by Lord Dufferin
06:59:28 - 96 - Fifteen hundred miles of floating ice , by Hans Hendrik
This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World's Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VIII include excerpts from the Eddas, the life of the Vikings, the Scandinavian kings' fight for supremacy and the race towards the North and South Pole. - Summary by SoniaCast list for The ghost of Hamlet's father:Bernardo: alanmapstone / Francisco: Jim Locke / Horatio: Eva Davis / Marcellus: Tomas Peter / Hamlet: Nemo / Narrator: Sonia

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