· Nancy Marie Brown, author of the newly published, "The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman" appeared in Kroch Library Nov. 20 to read from and sign copies of her book. The reading was sponsored by Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, home to the renowned Fiske Icelandic Collection. Combine EditionsNancy Marie Brown’s books. Nancy Marie Brown. Average rating: · 2, ratings · reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors. The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman. avg rating — ratings — published — 6 editions. Want to Read/5. 7 rows · · The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman A Harvest Book: Author: Nancy Marie Brown: 4/5(6).
The Far Traveler is a combination history, biography, and memoir based around the life of Gudrid, an Icelandic woman who travelled to Greenland and beyond over the course of her long life. There are two accounts of Gudrid's experiences, which differ wildly in their details but which when put together allow readers to glean a few basic facts. The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman. The Far Traveler.: Nancy Marie Brown. HMH, Oct 6, - History - pages. 6 Reviews. The remarkable story of Gudrid, the female explorer who sailed from Iceland to the New World a millennium ago. Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. The Far Traveler Voyages of a Viking Woman. Nancy Marie Brown. • 1 Rating; $; $; Publisher Description. The remarkable story of Gudrid, the female explorer who sailed from Iceland to the New World a millennium ago.
Combine EditionsNancy Marie Brown’s books. Nancy Marie Brown. Average rating: · 2, ratings · reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors. The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman. avg rating — ratings — published — 6 editions. Want to Read. Nancy Marie Brown, author of the newly published, "The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman" appeared in Kroch Library Nov. 20 to read from and sign copies of her book. The reading was sponsored by Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, home to the renowned Fiske Icelandic Collection. The goal was to locate and study the final home of Gudrid the Far Traveler, a famous woman from the Viking age who was mentioned directly or referenced in several of the sagas. Using intense research and first-hand experience including visiting sites in Iceland, Greenland and Canada, Brown fleshes out the life of a unique woman from the s to the s just as Christianity was overtaking paganism in the North.
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