The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland, credited to Gunnar Gunnarsson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland by Gunnar Gunnarsson. (Translated by Claud Field; W. Emme.) Read in English by Rita Boutros This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremony of initiation into blood-brotherhood which includes blood sacrifice to the pagan gods, Odin and Thor. In the era of Viking exploration, these cousins travel in dragon-ships to such destinations as Norway, the Orkneys, England, Ireland, the Isle of Man, etc. The sworn brothers fight for life and death in these treacherous journeys with storm and sea. - Summary by Rita Boutros

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
• Author credits: Gunnar Gunnarsson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 10:15:13

Catalogue topics

• vikings
• thor
• odin
• brotherhood
• dragon-ships
• pagans

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 01 - Bk I Ch I — 22:35
2. 02 - Bk I Ch II — 15:50
3. 03 - Bk I Ch III — 23:07
4. 04 - Bk I Ch IV — 17:13
5. 05 - Bk I Ch V — 12:12
6. 06 - Bk I Ch VI — 14:42
7. 07 - Bk I Ch VII — 3:15
8. 08 - Bk I Ch VIII — 13:27
9. 09 - Bk I Ch IX — 4:12
10. 10 - Bk I Ch X — 16:05
11. 11 - Bk I Ch XI — 21:36
12. 12 - Bk I Ch XII — 25:16
13. 13 - Bk II Ch I — 32:27
14. 14 - Bk II Ch II — 34:06
15. 15 - Bk II Ch III — 13:01
16. 16 - Bk II Ch IV — 12:31
17. 17 - Bk II Ch V — 17:05
18. 18 - Bk II Ch VI — 13:48
19. 19 - Bk II Ch VII — 19:04
20. 20 - Bk II Ch VIII — 22:44
21. 21 - Bk II Ch IX — 12:29
22. 22 - Bk II Ch X — 7:35
23. 23 - Bk II Ch XI — 11:11
24. 24 - Bk II Ch XII — 6:03

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