The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow

Rolf, a young bowman in eleventh-century Iceland, faces many dangers as he tries to bring to justice the men responsible for his father's death.

This turn-of-the-century novel by Allen French is in the style and tradition of the great Icelandic sagas and is set in the time just after Iceland had become Christian.

Rolf and his family are very poor and live in Iceland. When Rolf's father is slain by servants of a rival family Rolf is unfairly outlawed. He then goes on a quest in which he defeats Vemund the Pitiless, becomes a Thrall (a servant), and wins the Viking Bow.

The story has some Old English language, but is easy to understand after a while. The story and plot are great.

Dnf. Just wasn’t interested in it.