The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and …


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This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VIII include excerpts from the Eddas, the life of the Vikings, the Scandinavian kings' fight for supremacy and the race towards the North and South Pole. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The ghost of Hamlet's father:
Bernardo: alanmapstone / Francisco: Jim Locke / Horatio: Eva Davis / Marcellus: Tomas Peter / Hamlet: Nemo / Narrator: Sonia (16 hr 40 min)

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The humiliating entry of Sonnavater and Knut into Stockholm, by C. G. Hellquist… 2:23 Gelesen von Sonia
Norway Part I: Stories from Scandinavian mythology: Historical note 2:01 Gelesen von Sonia
The wolf Fenris, from the Younger Edda 6:54 Gelesen von Sonia
The horse Sleipnir, from the Younger Edda 4:42 Gelesen von Devorah Allen
Thor fishes for the Midgard Serpent, from the Younger Edda 5:15 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Thor among the giants, from the Younger Edda 12:37 Gelesen von Philip Watson
The death of Balder, from the Younger Edda 12:35 Gelesen von Philip Watson
Proverbs from the Eddas 1:24 Gelesen von Sonia
Boinnis Glacier and river, photograph p. 28 2:43 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Norway Part II: Tales of the sea-rovers: Historical note 2:12 Gelesen von April6090
The discoverer of the North Cape (about 890), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 6:20 Gelesen von Nemo
The story of Hakon the Good (934-961), from the Heimskringla 19:01 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Stories of Olaf Tryggvason (king of Norway from 996 to 1000) 14:05 Gelesen von Devorah Allen
Iron-Beard, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 4:10 Gelesen von cathar maiden
Stories of Olaf the Saint (1015-1030) 27:45 Gelesen von Jim Locke
The ancient church of Göl, photograph p. 76 1:59 Gelesen von Foon
King Magnus, who was reformed by a poem (reigned from 1035-1047), by Hjalmar H.… 11:33 Gelesen von Wanda Wilkey
How King Harald Hard-Ruler gave his treasure for his life (1049), by Hjalmar H.… 4:53 Gelesen von Jim Locke
How King Sigurd smoked out the pirates (1107), from the Heimskringla 3:20 Gelesen von Chris Fields
Birchlegs carrying King Hakon, by Knut Bergslien (Norwegian painter, born 1827)… 1:54 Gelesen von cathar maiden
Norway Part III: Life in the Far North: Historical note 1:56 Gelesen von Foon
Finn blood (nineteenth century), by Jonas Lie 17:01 Gelesen von Jim Locke
A home in the North, photograph p. 92 2:35 Gelesen von Foon
The Naerodal and Jordalsnut, photograph p. 100 2:34 Gelesen von Foon
How the Laplanders live, by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman 11:46 Gelesen von KevinS
Market day in the Far North, photograph p. 106 2:26 Gelesen von Monika M. C.
The music of Ole Bull, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 4:37 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Sweden Part I: Stories of Viking life and adventure: Historical note 2:35 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The hall of the early chiefs, by Henry Morley 2:14 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
How the Swedes elected their king, by Neander N. Cronholm 2:19 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
How the Swedes learned of Christianity (850), by S. Baring-Gould 7:41 Gelesen von Jim Locke
How Ragnar Lodbrog won a wife and a nickname, by Saxo Grammaticus 4:14 Gelesen von cathar maiden
The defeat of the Jomsburg Vikings (983), by Neander N. Cronholm 7:47 Gelesen von Phjodor
Sigrid the Haughty (about 988-1000) 35:23 Gelesen von April6090
Sweden Part II: Tales from Swedish history: Historical note 2:18 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The blood-bath of Stockholm (1520), by William Widgery Thomas, Jr. 12:15 Gelesen von Hopeforce1
Gustavus Vasa, the saviour of Sweden (1520), by William Widgery Thomas, Jr. 14:38 Gelesen von Max Körlinge
The marriage of Gustavus Vasa (1523), by Wilhelm Jensen 12:58 Gelesen von Max Körlinge
Gustavus Adolphus at Lützen (1632), by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 18:01 Gelesen von Jim Locke
The battle-song of Gustavus Adolphus, by Michael Altenburg 2:24 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The crossing of the Little Belt (1658), by Z. Topelius 14:15 Gelesen von Jim Locke
How the ''Madman of the North'' defended himself at Bender (1713), by François … 28:23 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Bringing home the body of Charles XII, by Gustav Olaf Cederström (Swedish paint… 2:46 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Nobel Prize, by Vance Thompson 25:58 Gelesen von Availle
Denmark Part I: Tales of the Dark Ages: Historical note 2:42 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The ghost of Hamlet's father, by William Shakespeare 14:37 Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
The play scene in ''Hamlet'', by Daniel Maclise (Irish painter, 1806-1870), pai… 1:55 Gelesen von Sonia
The slaying of the monster Grendel, retold by Florence Holbrook (from ''Beowulf… 18:32 Gelesen von Philip Watson
How King Rorik regained the tribute, by Saxo Grammaticus 7:40 Gelesen von Philip Watson
The speaking of Prince Uffe the Speechless, by Saxo Grammaticus 14:47 Gelesen von Philip Watson
The letter of King Canute (1027) 4:50 Gelesen von Sonia
Waldemar Atterdag and the Hansa (1361), by Helen Zimmerman 9:23 Gelesen von Colleen McMahon
Denmark Part II: Folk-stories and legends: Historical note 1:02 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
King Volmer and Elsie, by John G. Whittier (after the Danish of Christian Winte… 9:38 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The King of Denmark's ride, by Caroline Norton 2:57 Gelesen von Nemo
Molboer stories 6:08 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Denmark Part III: Scenes from Danish history: Historical note 2:23 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The ''Madman of the North'' overcomes Copenhagen (1700), by François Marie Arou… 9:00 Gelesen von Colleen McMahon
King Christian (1677-1730), by Johannes Evald 2:56 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Stories of Tordenskjöld the great Danish admiral (early eighteenth century) 10:05 Gelesen von PatrS
The fall of Queen Caroline Mathilda (1772), by G. Hesekiel, from the memoirs of… 16:05 Gelesen von Colleen McMahon
Hans Christian Andersen as a boy, by himself 12:17 Gelesen von Devorah Allen
Iceland Part I: In Saga times: Historical note 2:31 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
How the Sagas came to be written, by Sabine Baring-Gould 4:19 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
How the early Icelanders dressed, by J. Fulford Vicary 15:18 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Paying visits in Saga time, by J. Fulford Vicary 13:27 Gelesen von Jim Locke
How the laws were made in Saga time 2:11 Gelesen von Sonia
Iceland Part II: Stories from the Icelandic Sagas: Historical note 2:31 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Irish in Thule (eighth century), from the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason 2:09 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Glum and his man Ingolf (about 950), from ''Viga-Glum's Saga'' 14:22 Gelesen von Jim Locke
How Kjartan of Iceland became a Christian (about 1000), from the Laxdaeler's Sa… 15:57 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Thangbrand the priest (about 1000), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 5:26 Gelesen von Nemo
How Grettir the outlaw saved the farmhouse (early eleventh century), from the S… 9:21 Gelesen von April6090
The burning of Njal (1014), from the Saga of Burnt Njal 12:59 Gelesen von Kathrine Engan
How the boy Sigurd won the horse Greyfell, by William Morris 11:19 Gelesen von KevinS
Iceland Part III: Iceland and its people: Historical note 2:25 Gelesen von cathar maiden
The fire mountains of Iceland (1783), by Lord Dufferin 9:21 Gelesen von Availle
Climbing Mount Hekla (1854), by Pliny Miles 11:13 Gelesen von April6090
Waiting for the Great Geyser to spout (1874), by Bayard Taylor 14:56 Gelesen von Availle
How Icelandic children get their surnames, by Mrs Disney Leith 2:43 Gelesen von Sonia
Greenland Part I: Stories from the history of Greenland: Historical note 2:36 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
How Eric the Red came to Greenland (983), by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes 10:45 Gelesen von Jane Bennett
How the Greenlanders got a bishop (1126), by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes 9:56 Gelesen von Jane Bennett
The search for the lost colonies of Greenland (1579-1671), by Dr. Henry Rink 10:24 Gelesen von PatrS
The apostle to Greenland (1721-1736), by Jacob A. Riis 22:24 Gelesen von Jim Locke
A model parliament, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes 10:43 Gelesen von Jim Locke
Greenland Part II: Stories of life in Greenland: Historical note 1:33 Gelesen von Availle
Greenland customs of two centuries ago, by Hans Egede 8:51 Gelesen von Jim Locke
How to build a ''woman's boat'', by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes 5:51 Gelesen von Jim Locke
The Eskimos and their ways, from the Cornhill magazine 17:30 Gelesen von Jim Locke
The farewell of the Greenlanders, from the Cornhill magazine 7:45 Gelesen von Jim Locke
What is an iceberg ?, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes 17:16 Gelesen von Availle
Escaping from a glacier, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes 14:58 Gelesen von Availle
The search for the Poles Part I: Adventures in the frozen North: Historical note 1:42 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
Spitzbergen, the island that belongs to no one, by Lord Dufferin 15:39 Gelesen von April6090
Fifteen hundred miles of floating ice (1871-1872), by Hans Hendrik 20:49 Gelesen von Kristine Bekere
How to build a snow-hut, by Roald Amundsen 17:05 Gelesen von April6090
The Northwest Passage, by Sir John Everett Millais (English painter, 1829-1896)… 2:13 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Paying a call in the Northwest Passage (1906), by Roald Amundsen 17:02 Gelesen von Kristine Bekere
The search for the Poles Part II: The North Pole: Historical note 1:50 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The fate of Sir John Franklin (1849), by Elizabeth Doten 5:17 Gelesen von Kristine Bekere
A balloon search for the North Pole (1897), by G. Firth Scott 5:21 Gelesen von Devorah Allen
The attack of the ice (1893), by Fridtjof Nansen 13:28 Gelesen von April6090
The discovery of the North Pole (1909), by Admiral Robert E. Peary 24:02 Gelesen von Availle
Admiral Peary in his North-Pole costume, photograph p. 546 2:38 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The search for the Poles Part III: The South Pole: Historical note 1:34 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
In Antarctic winter quarters (1908-1909), by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton 21:00 Gelesen von KevinS
Norway at the South Pole (1911), by Roald Amundsen 4:49 Gelesen von KevinS
At the South Pole, photograph p. 574 2:45 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The rivals in the Antarctic (1911), from Harper's Weekly 10:38 Gelesen von KevinS
Captain Scott's last message (1912), by Robert F. Scott 5:29 Gelesen von Sonia