by Tim Severin · Pan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330426732
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«Odinn's Child» is the historical novel by Tim Severin, published by Pan in paperback (356 pages, in English).
Set in the Viking world of 1001, it tells the story of Thorgils Leiffson, son of Leif the Lucky, who arrives in Greenland as a child to be raised in a strange land. Gifted with his mother's second sight and guided by his thirst for adventure and by Odin, his favorite god, Thorgils grows up among mentors who teach him the old customs against the coming of the «White Christ». His wanderings lead him into danger, battles, shipwrecks and discoveries.
First volume of Tim Severin's Viking series, comprising three novels. The paperback edition has 356 pages and is published in English by Pan.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and adventure interested in Viking culture and mythology.
Timothy Severin was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage.
