The Saga of Erik the Viking

The Saga of Erik the Viking
First edition
AuthorTerry Jones
IllustratorMichael Foreman
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherPavilion Books
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages144 pp
ISBN0-907516-23-8
OCLC60047974

The Saga of Erik the Viking is a children's novel written by the Welsh comedian Terry Jones, illustrated by Michael Foreman, and published by Pavilion in 1983. Foreman was commended for the annual Greenaway Medal by the Library Association, recognising the year's best-illustrated children's book by a British subject.[1][a]

According to one library record, "A Viking warrior who lived hundreds of years ago sets sail with his men on the Golden Dragon [ship] to find the land where the sun goes at night."[2]

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  2. ^ The Saga of Erik the Viking in libraries (WorldCat catalog). Retrieved 2012-07-20.


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