Book guide
The Long Ships
Red Orm sails from slavery to glory across the violent, witty Viking world.
GenresHistoricalAdventure
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About The Long Ships
Frans G. Bengtsson's saga-style adventure follows Orm Tostesson through raiding, captivity, friendship, wealth, and far-flung journeys across the tenth-century Viking world. The novel blends historical detail, deadpan humour, and high adventure.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- violence
- war
- slavery
- rape
- pillaging
- torture
- religious bigotry
