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World's Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Search for the Poles

This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VIII include excerpts from the Eddas, the life of the Vikings, the Scandinavian kings' fight for supremacy and the race towards the North and South Pole. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The ghost of Hamlet's father:
Bernardo: alanmapstone / Francisco: Jim Locke / Horatio: Eva Davis / Marcellus: Tomas Peter / Hamlet: Nemo / Narrator: Sonia

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Sagas , History

Running Time: 16 hours 40 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The humiliating entry of Sonnavater and Knut into Stockholm, by C. G. Hellquist, (Swedish artist, 1851-1890), painting frontispiece Sonia	2:23
2	Norway Part I: Stories from Scandinavian mythology: Historical note Sonia	2:01
3	The wolf Fenris, from the Younger Edda Sonia	6:54
4	The horse Sleipnir, from the Younger Edda Devorah Allen	4:42
5	Thor fishes for the Midgard Serpent, from the Younger Edda Tomas Peter	5:15
6	Thor among the giants, from the Younger Edda Philip Watson	12:37
7	The death of Balder, from the Younger Edda Philip Watson	12:35
8	Proverbs from the Eddas Sonia	1:24
9	Boinnis Glacier and river, photograph p. 28 Jim Locke	2:43
10	Norway Part II: Tales of the sea-rovers: Historical note April6090	2:12
11	The discoverer of the North Cape (about 890), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nemo	6:20
12	The story of Hakon the Good (934-961), from the Heimskringla Jim Locke	19:01
13	Stories of Olaf Tryggvason (king of Norway from 996 to 1000) Devorah Allen	14:05
14	Iron-Beard, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow cathar maiden	4:10
15	Stories of Olaf the Saint (1015-1030) Jim Locke	27:45
16	The ancient church of Göl, photograph p. 76 Foon	1:59
17	King Magnus, who was reformed by a poem (reigned from 1035-1047), by Hjalmar H. Boyesen Wanda Wilkey	11:33
18	How King Harald Hard-Ruler gave his treasure for his life (1049), by Hjalmar H. Boyesen Jim Locke	4:53
19	How King Sigurd smoked out the pirates (1107), from the Heimskringla Chris Fields	3:20
20	Birchlegs carrying King Hakon, by Knut Bergslien (Norwegian painter, born 1827), painting p. 88 cathar maiden	1:54
21	Norway Part III: Life in the Far North: Historical note Foon	1:56
22	Finn blood (nineteenth century), by Jonas Lie Jim Locke	17:01
23	A home in the North, photograph p. 92 Foon	2:35
24	The Naerodal and Jordalsnut, photograph p. 100 Foon	2:34
25	How the Laplanders live, by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman KevinS	11:46
26	Market day in the Far North, photograph p. 106 Monika M. C.	2:26
27	The music of Ole Bull, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Alan Mapstone	4:37
28	Sweden Part I: Stories of Viking life and adventure: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:35
29	The hall of the early chiefs, by Henry Morley Tomas Peter	2:14
30	How the Swedes elected their king, by Neander N. Cronholm Alan Mapstone	2:19
31	How the Swedes learned of Christianity (850), by S. Baring-Gould Jim Locke	7:41
32	How Ragnar Lodbrog won a wife and a nickname, by Saxo Grammaticus cathar maiden	4:14
33	The defeat of the Jomsburg Vikings (983), by Neander N. Cronholm Phjodor	7:47
34	Sigrid the Haughty (about 988-1000) April6090	35:23
35	Sweden Part II: Tales from Swedish history: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:18
36	The blood-bath of Stockholm (1520), by William Widgery Thomas, Jr. Hopeforce1	12:15
37	Gustavus Vasa, the saviour of Sweden (1520), by William Widgery Thomas, Jr. Max Körlinge	14:38
38	The marriage of Gustavus Vasa (1523), by Wilhelm Jensen Max Körlinge	12:58
39	Gustavus Adolphus at Lützen (1632), by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Jim Locke	18:01
40	The battle-song of Gustavus Adolphus, by Michael Altenburg Alan Mapstone	2:24
41	The crossing of the Little Belt (1658), by Z. Topelius Jim Locke	14:15
42	How the ''Madman of the North'' defended himself at Bender (1713), by François Marie Arouet Voltaire Jim Locke	28:23
43	Bringing home the body of Charles XII, by Gustav Olaf Cederström (Swedish painter, 1845), painting p. 208 Alan Mapstone	2:46
44	The Nobel Prize, by Vance Thompson Availle	25:58
45	Denmark Part I: Tales of the Dark Ages: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:42
46	The ghost of Hamlet's father, by William Shakespeare Alan Mapstone	14:37
47	The play scene in ''Hamlet'', by Daniel Maclise (Irish painter, 1806-1870), painting p. 234 Sonia	1:55
48	The slaying of the monster Grendel, retold by Florence Holbrook (from ''Beowulf'', an ancient epic poem of Denmark) Philip Watson	18:32
49	How King Rorik regained the tribute, by Saxo Grammaticus Philip Watson	7:40
50	The speaking of Prince Uffe the Speechless, by Saxo Grammaticus Philip Watson	14:47
51	The letter of King Canute (1027) Sonia	4:50
52	Waldemar Atterdag and the Hansa (1361), by Helen Zimmerman Colleen McMahon	9:23
53	Denmark Part II: Folk-stories and legends: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:02
54	King Volmer and Elsie, by John G. Whittier (after the Danish of Christian Winter) Tomas Peter	9:38
55	The King of Denmark's ride, by Caroline Norton Nemo	2:57
56	Molboer stories Jim Locke	6:08
57	Denmark Part III: Scenes from Danish history: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:23
58	The ''Madman of the North'' overcomes Copenhagen (1700), by François Marie Arouet Voltaire Colleen McMahon	9:00
59	King Christian (1677-1730), by Johannes Evald Alan Mapstone	2:56
60	Stories of Tordenskjöld the great Danish admiral (early eighteenth century) PatrS	10:05
61	The fall of Queen Caroline Mathilda (1772), by G. Hesekiel, from the memoirs of Baron Simolin Colleen McMahon	16:05
62	Hans Christian Andersen as a boy, by himself Devorah Allen	12:17
63	Iceland Part I: In Saga times: Historical note Alan Mapstone	2:31
64	How the Sagas came to be written, by Sabine Baring-Gould Tomas Peter	4:19
65	How the early Icelanders dressed, by J. Fulford Vicary Jim Locke	15:18
66	Paying visits in Saga time, by J. Fulford Vicary Jim Locke	13:27
67	How the laws were made in Saga time Sonia	2:11
68	Iceland Part II: Stories from the Icelandic Sagas: Historical note Alan Mapstone	2:31
69	The Irish in Thule (eighth century), from the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason Alan Mapstone	2:09
70	Glum and his man Ingolf (about 950), from ''Viga-Glum's Saga'' Jim Locke	14:22
71	How Kjartan of Iceland became a Christian (about 1000), from the Laxdaeler's Saga Jim Locke	15:57
72	Thangbrand the priest (about 1000), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nemo	5:26
73	How Grettir the outlaw saved the farmhouse (early eleventh century), from the Saga of Grettir the Strong, rewritten by Sabine Baring-Gould April6090	9:21
74	The burning of Njal (1014), from the Saga of Burnt Njal Kathrine Engan	12:59
75	How the boy Sigurd won the horse Greyfell, by William Morris KevinS	11:19
76	Iceland Part III: Iceland and its people: Historical note cathar maiden	2:25
77	The fire mountains of Iceland (1783), by Lord Dufferin Availle	9:21
78	Climbing Mount Hekla (1854), by Pliny Miles April6090	11:13
79	Waiting for the Great Geyser to spout (1874), by Bayard Taylor Availle	14:56
80	How Icelandic children get their surnames, by Mrs Disney Leith Sonia	2:43
81	Greenland Part I: Stories from the history of Greenland: Historical note Tomas Peter	2:36
82	How Eric the Red came to Greenland (983), by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Jane Bennett	10:45
83	How the Greenlanders got a bishop (1126), by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Jane Bennett	9:56
84	The search for the lost colonies of Greenland (1579-1671), by Dr. Henry Rink PatrS	10:24
85	The apostle to Greenland (1721-1736), by Jacob A. Riis Jim Locke	22:24
86	A model parliament, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Jim Locke	10:43
87	Greenland Part II: Stories of life in Greenland: Historical note Availle	1:33
88	Greenland customs of two centuries ago, by Hans Egede Jim Locke	8:51
89	How to build a ''woman's boat'', by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Jim Locke	5:51
90	The Eskimos and their ways, from the Cornhill magazine Jim Locke	17:30
91	The farewell of the Greenlanders, from the Cornhill magazine Jim Locke	7:45
92	What is an iceberg ?, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Availle	17:16
93	Escaping from a glacier, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Availle	14:58
94	The search for the Poles Part I: Adventures in the frozen North: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:42
95	Spitzbergen, the island that belongs to no one, by Lord Dufferin April6090	15:39
96	Fifteen hundred miles of floating ice (1871-1872), by Hans Hendrik Kristine Bekere	20:49
97	How to build a snow-hut, by Roald Amundsen April6090	17:05
98	The Northwest Passage, by Sir John Everett Millais (English painter, 1829-1896), painting p. 518 Tomas Peter	2:13
99	Paying a call in the Northwest Passage (1906), by Roald Amundsen Kristine Bekere	17:02
100	The search for the Poles Part II: The North Pole: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:50
101	The fate of Sir John Franklin (1849), by Elizabeth Doten Kristine Bekere	5:17
102	A balloon search for the North Pole (1897), by G. Firth Scott Devorah Allen	5:21
103	The attack of the ice (1893), by Fridtjof Nansen April6090	13:28
104	The discovery of the North Pole (1909), by Admiral Robert E. Peary Availle	24:02
105	Admiral Peary in his North-Pole costume, photograph p. 546 Alan Mapstone	2:38
106	The search for the Poles Part III: The South Pole: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:34
107	In Antarctic winter quarters (1908-1909), by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton KevinS	21:00
108	Norway at the South Pole (1911), by Roald Amundsen KevinS	4:49
109	At the South Pole, photograph p. 574 Alan Mapstone	2:45
110	The rivals in the Antarctic (1911), from Harper's Weekly KevinS	10:38
111	Captain Scott's last message (1912), by Robert F. Scott Sonia	5:29