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Daughter of the Wind: A Novel
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Orchard Books
Publication date
August 1, 2003
Pages
272
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780439352246
ISBN-10
043935224X
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.50 in.
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$17.95
Other format details
juvenile
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Summary
Seventeen-year-old Hallegerd, daughter of a Norwegian village leader, is kidnapped by a group of Danes, and when she escapes, she avenges her kidnapping by setting fire to the town and stealing a small rowboat, after which she meets Gauk, a young hunter, who has come to rescue her.
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Historical adventure story that takes place in medieval Scandinavia.
Hallgerd is the 17 year-old daughter of the Norwegian village leader. A group of Danes, acting under the orders of a powerful, warring-king's daughter, kidnap her and intend to marry her to this noblewoman's son. After a sympathetic young Dane helps her to escape, Hallegerd avenges her kidnapping by setting fire to the town and steals a small rowboat. As she is rowing through the marsh, she meets Gauk, a young hunter, along with a young blacksmith from Hallegerd's village who has come to rescue her.
Hallgerd is the 17 year-old daughter of the Norwegian village leader. A group of Danes, acting under the orders of a powerful, warring-king's daughter, kidnap her and intend to marry her to this noblewoman's son. After a sympathetic young Dane helps her to escape, Hallegerd avenges her kidnapping by setting fire to the town and steals a small rowboat. As she is rowing through the marsh, she meets Gauk, a young hunter, along with a young blacksmith from Hallegerd's village who has come to rescue her.
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1 edition from Orchard Books (August 1, 2003)
9780439352246 | details & prices | 272 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.95 lbs | List price $17.95
About: In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home.
About: In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home.
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