Project Gutenberg 2016-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 96 Heidenstam, Verner von 1859 1940 Von Heidenstam, Verner Heidenstam, Karl Gustaf Verner von Lehtonen, J. V. (Johannes Vihtori) 1883 1948 Lehtonen, Johannes Vihtori Lehtonen, Vihtori Svenskarna och deras hövdingar. Finnish Kansa ja sen kuninkaat: Kertomuksia nuorten ja vanhain luettavaksi Lukemattomien kivikirveiden päällikkö -- Vanha Ane -- Adilsin kultasepät -- Ingjald Ilkeämielinen -- Lodbrokin pojat -- Ansgarius -- Kilpineito -- Sigrid Äveriään kosijat -- Arnljot Jälliläinen -- Kreikan kuninkaan talonvahti -- Vanha Sverker -- Vetehinen -- Jättiläisnainen -- Eerikki Pyhä ja vuoren lumokas -- Kuka oli vieraamme -- Birger Jaarli -- Hovan tappelu -- Torkkeli Nuutinpoika -- Nyköpingin pidot -- Joulu-yö Finnstadissa -- Maunu Liehakko -- Visby -- Kuningas Albrektin aikaan -- Engelbrekt -- Kaarle Nuutinpoika ja rotankesyttäjä -- Pikku Sisar -- Brunke-vuoren tappelu -- Tarina paksusta päämunkista ja Ljungbyn juomasarvesta ja pillistä -- Vanhat lait, jäykät mielet -- Nuori herra Sten -- Tukholman verilöyly. E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Kansa ja sen kuninkaat: Kertomuksia nuorten ja vanhain luettavaksi" by Verner von Heidenstam is a historical fiction work written in the early 20th century. The book weaves together a series of narratives about ancient peoples and their leaders, focusing on the trials and tribulations faced by characters like Ura-Kaipa and Karilas against a backdrop of harsh winter and inter-tribal strife. The themes of friendship, loyalty, and sacrifice appear to centralize around their stories. The opening of the narrative sets a bleak winter scene, where heavy snowfall blankets the landscape, creating a somber atmosphere in the forest. The reader is introduced to Ura-Kaipa, the chief of a tribe facing existential threats from adversaries, who engages in ritual sacrifices to appease the sun god. Young Karilas, an outsider but Ura-Kaipa's friend, faces harsh ridicule from the tribe and risks becoming a sacrifice himself. The plot thickens with the interplay of friendship, envy, and the looming desperation of survival amidst freezing conditions, laying the groundwork for further conflict and character development within the unfolding saga. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Sweden -- History DL Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 616774 2025-08-20T16:58:19.677179 text/html 616589 616498 2024-10-21T15:11:31.991064 2023-09-22T11:50:48.907623 text/html text/html 346810 2025-08-20T16:58:29.749108 application/epub+zip 355098 2025-08-20T16:58:23.814140 application/epub+zip 319278 2025-08-20T16:58:22.364140 application/epub+zip 752274 2025-08-20T16:58:34.478077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713623 2025-08-20T16:58:28.711112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536551 2022-09-23T16:13:59.698285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577845 2025-08-20T16:58:19.145136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 557865 2024-10-23T00:23:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19187 2025-08-20T16:58:34.616091 application/rdf+xml 27432 2025-08-20T16:58:22.879106 image/jpeg 4804 2025-08-20T16:58:22.623122 image/jpeg 347122 2025-08-20T16:58:19.728163 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia fi.wikipedia sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia