Randvar the songsmith :  A romance of Norumbega

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Randvar the songsmith : A romance of Norumbega

by Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina) Liljencrantz

EN·~6 hours

Chapters

Description

In a time when the Norman Conquest raged across Europe, a young Viking songsmith sets his sights on a distant, mysterious shore known to the Old World as Norumbega. With a voice that can charm the wind and a heart that yearns for adventure, he leaves the familiar fjords behind, dreaming of new tales to weave into his songs. The rugged wilderness of this lost city beckons, promising both danger and the chance to carve his name into legend.

There, amid towering pines and mist‑shrouded waters, he encounters a striking blue‑eyed maiden of noble birth. Their romance ignites against a backdrop of storm‑tossed seas and hostile raiders, forcing the pair to rely on courage and cunning to survive. Together they raise a solitary tower on the shoreline, a beacon of hope that stands watch over the untamed land. As the first act unfolds, listeners are drawn into a world of love, music, and the relentless pull of destiny on the edge of the New World.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (378K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Harper & brothers, 1906.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2023-04-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

OA

Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina) Liljencrantz

1876–1910

Known for vivid historical adventures set in Viking and medieval worlds, this Chicago-born novelist wrote stories that blended romance, action, and careful period detail. Her books found a wide audience in the early 1900s, even though her career was cut short by her death at just 34.

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