MEADOWLAND:A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码: 07980005B01520
English Summary/英文概要: In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire’s elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell; the Viking discovery of America.As he records the story, years later, he also considers its effect on the fourth member of the party; a young Norwegian guardsman who went on to become King Harald Hardradi, who died invading England in 1066 ...
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 在哥伦布发现美洲大陆的四百五十年之前,欧洲就有人定居美国,并且最后弃她不顾。
那是1036年,一位来自君士坦丁堡的步入不惑之年的公务员被迫自愿押送军饷到西西里。与他同行的是十二只装满金币的大铁箱,以及三位瓦兰吉亚卫士-----瓦兰吉亚卫士是从斯堪的纳维亚半岛上征募来的精英部队。
但是马车经过科林斯湾附近的时候,一个轮子跑掉了,他们只好坐着干等聊天。瓦兰吉亚卫士们可有个绝妙的故事要讲哦。两位来自冰岛的瓦兰吉亚卫士曾经结识了一个叫Leif Eirikson的人,好几年前,他们三位在一个叫做Meadowland的巨型岛上定居下来了。
Thomas Holt’s的这本全新历史小说讲述了北欧海盗发现美洲大陆的神奇故事。
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