Vinland the Good

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Vinland the Good
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First US edition
Author Nevil Shute
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure
Publisher Heinemann (UK)
Morrow (US)
Publication date
1946
Pages127 pp
ISBN 1-889439-11-8

Vinland the Good is a description of Vinland which appears in the two sagas, Greenlanders' Saga and Saga of Erik the Red. The term has been used as the title of two works of fiction by British authors. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  4. Glenn Larum. "Vinland the Good". Nevil Shute Norway. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. "Vinland the Good by Henry Treece, with illustrations by William Stobbs". childrensbookshop.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.