The Sea of Trolls

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Hardcover, 459 pages

English language

Published June 20, 2004 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

ISBN:
978-0-689-86744-6
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OCLC Number:
53840061

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After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

6 editions

reviewed The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer (Sea of Trolls, #1)

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The story seems to be inspired by the Viking raid and destruction of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne on June 8, 793.

No matter who the intended audience is, a good story is a good story. I found this book hard to put down.

For more information on Lindisfarne, here's the Wiki -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne

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Subjects

  • Mythology, Norse -- Fiction.
  • Druids and druidism -- Fiction.
  • Vikings -- Fiction.
  • Bards and bardism -- Fiction.
  • Saxons -- Fiction.
  • Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
  • Trolls -- Fiction.