The race of the Birkebeiners

Title
The race of the Birkebeiners

Personal Author EPSB
Lise. Lunge-Larsen

Summary
Tells how the infant Prince Hakon is rescued by men fiercely loyal to his dead father, who ski across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.

Year Published
2001

Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Note
"Based on the account in "Håkon Håkonssøn's saga", penned in 1264 by Sturla Tordsson."

Program Information
Accelerated Reader LG 5 0.5 Quiz

Personal Subject
Haakon IV Haakonsson, King of Norway, 1204-1263-Legends.

Subject
Folklore -- Norway.

Added Author
Azarian, Mary: illustrator

Summary
Tells how the infant Prince Hakon is rescued by men fiercely loyal to his dead father, who ski across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.

ISBN
9780618103133

Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.


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