Hero tales of the far North

A knight errant of the sea [Tordenskjold]--Hans Egede, the apostle to Greenland.--Gustav Vasa, the father of Sweden.--Absalon, warrior bishop of the North.--King Valdemar, and the story of the Dannebrog.--How the ghost of the heath was laid.--King Christian IV.--Gustav Adolf, the snow-king.--King an...

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Main Author: Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: New York, The Macmillan company 1915
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435007282999
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Summary:A knight errant of the sea [Tordenskjold]--Hans Egede, the apostle to Greenland.--Gustav Vasa, the father of Sweden.--Absalon, warrior bishop of the North.--King Valdemar, and the story of the Dannebrog.--How the ghost of the heath was laid.--King Christian IV.--Gustav Adolf, the snow-king.--King and sailor, heroes of Copenhagen.--The trooper who won a war alone [Jens Kofoed]--Carl LinneĢ, king of the flowers.--Niels Finsen, wolfslayer. Mode of access: Internet. OSU's copy 2 is part of the Emanuel D. Rudolph Children's science collection.