I was led to this book by the TV show "Vikings," which is where I first heard of Ragnar Lothbrok and his family, and their many adventures. I thought it would be fun to record at least Ragnar's story (from Book Nine) for any other potential listeners who may have been inspired as I was to learn more about the stories. Alas, the pronunciation of the Norse names is beyond me, so I wouldn't feel comfortable recording it!
https://archive.org/details/firstninebooksd00powegoog/page/n6/mode/2up
The actual History itself includes much more than Ragnar's story, but still it isn't as long as it may appear -- there are over 100 pages of introductory material that perhaps could be omitted. I think it would make a valuable addition to the Librivox catalog for some enterprising reader!
Cheers,
Patrick
Danish History, by Saxo Grammaticus
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This book was the main source for Shakespeare's Hamlet. The tale of "Amleth" begins on page 106 in book 3 and continues into book 4.
Alan
the sixth age shifts into the slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose
the sixth age shifts into the slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose
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Another text source is:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1150
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1150
Female Scripture Characters by William Jay (1769 - 1853) 97% 1 left! "The Penitent Sinner Part 2"