Hakon of Rogen’s Saga
Erik Christian Haugaard
Erik Christian Haugaard’s Hakon of Rogen’s Saga is a remarkable novel that perfectly catches the mood of a harsh but heroic people. Set at the end of the Viking period, it tells of a young boy, Hakon, from the island of Rogen who, after his chieftain father is murdered, undertakes to reclaim his birthright from his treacherous uncle.
Exciting and beautiful prose with the flavor of the old sagas.
Library Journal, July 1963
An American Library Association Notable Book and his first book for children, Erik Christian Haugaard’s Hakon of Rogen’s Saga is a remarkable novel that perfectly catches the mood of a harsh but heroic people. Set at the end of the Viking period, it tells of a young boy, Hakon, from the island of Rogen who, after his chieftain father is murdered, undertakes to reclaim his birthright from his treacherous uncle. The illustrations by renowned artists Leo and Diane Dillon make this captivating story come alive.
$11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8127-3
144 pages, 15 b&w photos, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4, September 2013
Erik Christian Haugaard (1923–2009) was a celebrated Danish author and translator of more than twenty critically acclaimed books for young readers, including The Samurai’s Tale, The Boy and the Samurai, and The Revenge of the Forty-Seven Samurai. His books have been awarded the American Library Association Notable Book Award, Jane Addams Award, and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award, among others.
Leo (1933–2012) and Diane (1933–) Dillon’s award-winning illustrations have appeared in countless books for more than forty years. Their many honors include two Caldecott Medals, the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Award, and the International Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Exciting and beautiful prose with the flavor of the old sagas.
Library Journal, July 1963
Now and then a book like [this] captures the imagination and lives on in memory.
Chicago Tribune
Told with great power and lyricism by a master storyteller.
Commonweal, May 1963
An absorbing, moving, and beautiful book.
Horn Book Magazine
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