Kansa ja sen kuninkaat: Kertomuksia nuorten ja vanhain luettavaksi

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heidenstam, Verner von, 1859-1940

Contributor:

Lehtonen, Vihtori

Standardized Title:

Svenskarna och deras hövdingar. Finnish

Language:

Finnish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Kansa ja sen kuninkaat: Kertomuksia nuorten ja vanhain luettavaksi" by Verner von Heidenstam is a historical fiction work written in the early 20th century. The book weaves together a series of narratives about ancient peoples and their leaders, focusing on the trials and tribulations faced by characters like Ura-Kaipa and Karilas against a backdrop of harsh winter and inter-tribal strife. The themes of friendship, loyalty, and sacrifice appear to centralize around their stories. The opening of the narrative sets a bleak winter scene, where heavy snowfall blankets the landscape, creating a somber atmosphere in the forest. The reader is introduced to Ura-Kaipa, the chief of a tribe facing existential threats from adversaries, who engages in ritual sacrifices to appease the sun god. Young Karilas, an outsider but Ura-Kaipa's friend, faces harsh ridicule from the tribe and risks becoming a sacrifice himself. The plot thickens with the interplay of friendship, envy, and the looming desperation of survival amidst freezing conditions, laying the groundwork for further conflict and character development within the unfolding saga. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Lukemattomien kivikirveiden päällikkö

Vanha Ane

Adilsin kultasepät

Ingjald Ilkeämielinen

Lodbrokin pojat

Ansgarius

Kilpineito

Sigrid Äveriään kosijat

Arnljot Jälliläinen

Kreikan kuninkaan talonvahti

Vanha Sverker

Vetehinen

Jättiläisnainen

Eerikki Pyhä ja vuoren lumokas

Kuka oli vieraamme

Birger Jaarli

Hovan tappelu

Torkkeli Nuutinpoika

Nyköpingin pidot

Joulu-yö Finnstadissa

Maunu Liehakko

Visby

Kuningas Albrektin aikaan

Engelbrekt

Kaarle Nuutinpoika ja rotankesyttäjä

Pikku Sisar

Brunke-vuoren tappelu

Tarina paksusta päämunkista ja Ljungbyn juomasarvesta ja pillistä

Vanhat lait, jäykät mielet

Nuori herra Sten

Tukholman verilöyly.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen

Notes:

Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2016-04-23