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The Lost Diary Of Erik Bloodaxe, Viking Warrior

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Lost Diary Of Erik Bloodaxe, Viking Warrior
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Steve Barlow
By (author) Steve Skidmore
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780006945567
ClassificationsDewey:948.02092
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Primary & Secondary Education

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 17 February 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Viking Scandal - Gorblime tells all. Newly discovered diaries and logbook entries reveal that famous Viking king, Erik Bloodaxe, couldn't write. However, his court poet Gorblime could! You read it here first - astonishing details of life in Viking times. This work talks about battles and butchery; longships and love; births, marriages and plenty of deaths; poems and prisoners; Erik's victories and his wife's vengeance; Viking gods and Viking myths; travel and adventure; and much, much more! You've never read anything like it before!

Author Biography

Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore are two of the authors of the best-selling Lost Diaries series. They met whilst teaching in Nottingham in the 1980s and have been unable to get away from each other since! When not finding Lost Diaries, Steve Skidmore still teaches and both Steves write extensively for several publishers. Between them they have written, or contributed to, well over forty books. They enjoy working with children and were writers in residence at a local school during the National Year of Reading. They also perform at many festivals during the year, working tirelessly to promote history as fun! Steve Skidmore lives in the UK and enjoys rugby and live comedy. Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore are both teachers of English and Drama in Leicestershire. They have written numerous books for both the trade and the educational markets including Mad Myths for Puffin; Impact Play series for Heinemann and teenage fiction for Piccadilly Press and Puffin.