Eric Brighteyes

by H. Rider Haggard

Overview

'Eric Brighteyes' is pirate romance stimulated by Norse sagas and Haggard's 1888 visit to Iceland. A great story featuring characters in an ill-starred destined romance which ends in bloody mayhem. It is the tale of a courageous and honest man who is distinct by luck or mishaps. This fantasy tragedy set mainly in Iceland and its background. It whirls around a love triangle between Eric, Gudruda, and Swanhild. In the centre there is a strong hero, bravely fighting for his morals and position.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442937314
Publisher:	ReadHowYouWant
Publication date:	07/13/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	336 KB

About the Author

Henry Rider Haggard (1856–1925) was an English writer whose best-known work is the romantic adventure tale King Solomon's Mines, though he wrote over forty books in his lifetime.

Shelly Frasier has recorded over fifty audiobooks. She can be heard narrating such classics as Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Table of Contents

Chapter I.	How Asmund the Priest found Groa the Witch	1
Chapter II.	How Eric told his Love to Gudruda in the Snow on Coldback	9
Chapter III.	How Asmund bade Eric to his Yule-Feast	19
Chapter IV.	How Eric came down Golden Falls	28
Chapter V.	How Eric won the Sword Whitefire	38
Chapter VI.	How Asmund the Priest was betrothed to Unna	51
Chapter VII.	How Eric went up Mosfell against Skallagrim the Baresark	60
Chapter VIII.	How Ospakab Blacktooth found Eric Brighteyes and Skallagrim Lambstail on Horse-Head Heights	72
Chapter IX.	How Swanhild dealt with Gudruda	82
Chapter X.	How Asmund spoke with Swanhild	91
Chapter XI.	How Swanhild bid Farewell to Eric	100
Chapter XII.	How Eric was Outlawed and sailed a-Viking	112
Chapter XIII.	How Hall the Mate cut the Grapnel-Chain	124
Chapter XIV.	How Eric dreamed a Dream	132
Chapter XV.	How Eric dwelt in London Town	146
Chapter XVI.	How Swanhild walked the Seas	155
Chapter XVII.	How Asmund the Priest wedded Unna, Thorod's Daughter	165
Chapter XVIII.	How Earl Atli found Eric and Skallagrim on the Southern Rocks of Straumey Isle	173
Chapter XIX.	How Koll the Half-witted brought Tidings from Iceland	182
Chapter XX.	How Eric was Named Anew	191
Chapter XXI.	How Hall of Lithdale took Tidings to Iceland	200
Chapter XXII.	How Eric came Home again	208
Chapter XXIII.	How Eric was a Guest at the Wedding-Feast of Gudruda the Fair	217
Chapter XXIV.	How the Feast went	225
Chapter XXV.	How the Feast ended	233
Chapter XXVI.	How Eric ventured down to Middalhof and what he found	241
Chapter XXVII.	How Gudruda went up to Mosfell	250
Chapter XXVIII.	How Swanhild won Tidings of Eric	260
Chapter XXIX.	How went the Bridal Night	271
Chapter XXX.	How the Dawn came	284
Chapter XXXI.	How Eric sent away his Men from Mosfell	293
Chapter XXXII.	How Eric and Skallagrim grew fey	301
Chapter XXXIII.	How Eric and Skallagrim fought their Last Great Fight	309