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Plot Summary of The King of Vinland's Saga
"This is full adventure Saga set in Greenland, coastal Canada and Maine in the US, and depicts "first contact" between the Norsemen and the Indians of the US. The story unfolds centring around a man, with his two feet in two separate cultures and his love for a woman from each. It is based on the little known work of Edward Reman,a Scandinavian sailor, who putting forth the idea Vinland's directions were misinterpreted and by his reckoning put it off Grand Manaan Isle, off the Maine Coast.

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DeborahAnne MacGillivray, Resident Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story: - middle ages
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - trouble with tribes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Eastern Europe
Water? Yes
Water: - warship

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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