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Liverpool (DVD)
Juan Fernández, Nieves Cabrera, Giselle Irrazabal; Contributions by Salvador Roselli, Lisandro Alonso, …
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R137
Discovery Miles 1 370
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Spanish-language drama in which an old sailor takes some overdue
shore leave and heads to visit the relatives he has neglected so
badly. Farrel (Juan Fernández) lives his life at sea, working in
relative anonymity on a large ship. When the ship approaches Tierra
del Fuego, Farrel surprises his captain by requesting shore leave.
It appears that Farrel was raised in a village nearby and has
decided he wishes to return to see his mother (Nieves Cabrera).
Unhappily, his mother suffers from Alzheimer's and is unable to
remember her son, though his daughter, Analia (Giselle Irrazabal),
can't remember him for a different reason - his prolonged absence.
An inveterate loner, Farrel must face up to the fact that he has
cut himself off from any form of human community and decide whether
to stay the course or try to find another way of living.
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Raiding (Paperback)
Marianne Slot; Illustrated by Pia Falck Pape; Translated by Lisbeth Lovbjerg Trampe
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R276
Discovery Miles 2 760
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Fifth book in the series "Viking Blood" by Marianne Slot.
Translated by Lisbeth Trampe. Illustrations by Pia Falck Pape
"Look, Olav is swimming " Styrbjorn cheers, pointing. Hauge and
Torleif both look out at the water. Then Hauge starts. The boy is
too far out; in the deep water. Just then a gurgling scream sounds
from out there. Olav is splashing his arms wildly, and then
disappears beneath the surface. Hauge races out there, his heart
hammering in his chest. But where is the boy? Why didn't they look
at him? That boy is always bringing himself into trouble; a real
daredevil. Always trying to climb the tallest tree, or climbing at
the edge of the steepest slopes. ..... Three and a half years have
passed since young Styrbjorn, Edwina and Hauge's son, was born and
Edwina is pregnant again. The winters have been extremely hard and
the harvests have been poor. Famine and hunger threatens.In the
autumn Edwina gives birth to twin girls. But everything goes wrong.
The grain rots, only some of the ships return from the summer
voyage; late, empty, and battered. Then Hauge decides to go on a
quest for food and riches in England. A new ship is built for the
voyage: Long and slender; fast and seaworthy. In England they cause
terror and devastation. Town after town is raided; left pillaged
and plundered. However, in the last town they have decided to raid,
only one person is left, the priest in the church...
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Secrets (Paperback)
Marianne Slot; Illustrated by Pia Falck Pape; Translated by Lisbeth Lovbjerg Trampe
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R275
Discovery Miles 2 750
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Second book in the series "Viking Blood." "There, right in front of
him it lies shining in the sand It is a large, nugget of amber,
smoothed by sand and stones in the sea, and golden like the sun. In
a few hours, the tide will once again cover the tiny beach, and
take back the glowing treasure. Hauge bends down, picking up the
amber. He turns it slowly, watching it sparkle in the sunlight.
Certainly, this must be a gift from the Gods ....." Three years
after the attack on Styrbjorn's village his brother, Sven, has been
elected their new chieftain and the village has been rebuilt. After
a successful summer voyage to Ireland the ships have returned and
everybody enjoy the celebrations and heroic tales of the voyage.
Sven decides time for vengeance has come, and that a surprise
attack on Haakon's village will be by land and on horseback.. Lauge
Longsight and Hauge are allowed to come too. Before setting off
they practice archery and combat techniques. Suddenly the monks,
Peter and Hannibal, return, and Hauge enjoys the company of his
friend again. However, the raid of vengeance does not go as planned
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New Life (Paperback)
Marianne Slot; Illustrated by Pia Falck Pape; Translated by Lisbeth Lovbjerg Trampe
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R281
Discovery Miles 2 810
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Fourth book in the series "Viking Blood" by Marianne Slot "A
thundering noise from somewhere above cuts off his thoughts.
Torleif and the dogs have stopped abruptly. Torleif looks around.
Suddenly he yells: "Let's get out of here I think it's an avalanche
Just then masses of snow thunder down the mountainside. At first it
is only light snow, and small lumps of snow. But soon the air is
thick with snow. They can't see a thing in front of them. Torleif
jostles through the snow. He grasps hold of Hilda and drags her
off. And Hauge gropes through the whirling snow towards the spot
where he last saw Edwina. "Edwina EDWINA " he yells. But it is
drowned out by the roaring of the snow-blizzard. ....." The winter
after the avenging raid Hannibal and Edwina are still in Hauge's
village. As the last of the snow has melted Hauge tells his mother
Aasa that he wants to marry Edwina, although she is a Christian.
The wedding is held as Norse custom demands with a sacrifice of
animals to the Gods and three days of celebration. Vagn, one of
Sven's men, tries to sabotage the party but is sent away. A couple
of months after the wedding three ships sail on a voyage to
Iceland, where Hauge trades for walrus tusks to sell in Haithabu.
They leave Iceland after a dramatic confrontation in Smokey Bay. On
their way to Haithabu the ships are caught in a violent gale and
Vagn's ship is lost near the Faroe Isles. When they return home yet
another surprise awaits Hauge.
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The Assault (Paperback)
Marianne Slot; Illustrated by Pia Falck Pape; Translated by Lisbeth Lovbjerg Trampe
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R275
Discovery Miles 2 750
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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"The Assault" is the first book of five in the Viking Blood series
by Marianne Slot. One fateful day the Viking boy Hauge survives a
violent attack on his village, meets a young Christian monk,
Hannibal, and a lifelong friendship begins. In these five books
Norse mythology, Viking feuds, trades, and voyages to Iceland,
Shetland and Haithabu, is brought to life in an exciting story of
life and death. We follow Hauge as his life evolves around the
vital consequences of that dramatic day; through vengeance and
love; hardships of hunger and suffering, culminating in a final
raid to England. "Run, Hauge Run " Suddenly, all Hauge hears is his
father's voice, it drowns out the screams, the clashing of swords,
and the roar of the fires from the torched houses. Haakon
Gilmarsson and his men have attacked the village. For a split
second, Hauge sees the fear in his father's eyes and understands;
this is not a request. ..... Later the young Christian monk,
Hannibal, tells Hauge that his father, Styrbjorn, has been killed
in the bloody attack on their village. This is the beginning of a
lifelong friendship, and Hauge wonders about the strange new God
that Hannibal talks about. When Hauge's father is laid to rest, in
the manner customary for a Viking Chieftain, the dumb thrall-girl
Astrid is chosen to follow her master to Valhalla. Yet Hauge tries
to prevent this when Astrid "tells" him something. During
Styrbjorn's burial ceremony, Aasa, Hauge's mother, promises her
deceased husband that Hauge will avenge him when the time is right.
Hannibal and the older, stern monk, Peter, continue on their
journey, but Hannibal promises Hauge that they will return. After
they have left Hauge finds an unexpected gift.
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Revenge (Paperback)
Marianne Slot; Illustrated by Pia Falck Pape; Translated by Lisbeth Lovbjerg Trampe
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R275
Discovery Miles 2 750
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Viking Blood 3 "Revenge" Third book in the series "Viking Blood" by
Marianne Slot. "Hauge draws his bow and aim at the big moose. The
cold air makes his breath come out like clouds. This beast may
better not escape At last they are going to have some proper meat.
Even at the recent Yule sacrifice they'd had nothing to offer the
Gods but a goat. Their winter supplies had run out much too soon.
But then there hadn't been a great deal of order at the slaughter
this last fall, either. Hauge aim at the animal's shoulder holds
his breath - and releases the arrow. But just then the scared
animal jumps off, the arrow stuck in a hind leg. ....." Four years
has gone and Hauge's mother Aasa has married Sven, hoping to help
him become a better chieftain. The dumb slave-girl, Astrid, gives
birth in secrecy to a stillborn child. Hauge is shaken when he
learns who the father of the child is. The men travel to the winter
markets in Skiringssal where many a good deal is done. Once again
Hauge meets his friend Hannibal. But on their way home they are
brutally attacked and many die; among them, Sven. Hauge is made
chieftain and can finally avenge his father. But who is the young
beautiful girl, Edwina, who was enslaved on a raid in England?
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