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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: New York, The Macmillan company 1911
Subjects:
Greenland
Vasa
Dannebrog
Hans Egede
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/iau.31858033821673
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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 Linné, king of the flowers.--Niels Finsen, the wolfslayer. Mode of access: Internet.

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