Thorstein of the Mere: A Saga of the Northmen in Lakeland: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Thorstein of the Mere: A Saga of the Northmen in Lakeland, credited to William Gershom Collingwood, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Thorstein of the Mere: A Saga of the Northmen in Lakeland by W. G. Collingwood (1854 - 1932). Read by Phil Benson. A fine adventure set in 10th-century England at a time when everyday life in the north was made hazardous by wars and shifting alliances among Saxon, British and Scandinavian rulers. Thorstein, like his father Swein before him, is a peaceful Norse settler but brave and ready for battle when the time comes. His adventures as child and man will appeal to younger listeners, while older listeners will enjoy a history lesson into the bargain. W. G. Collingwood, artist and antiquarian, set the story in his adopted home of the Lake District, placing Thorstein's settlement at Greenodd on the southern shores of Cumbria and much of the action among the densely forested valleys and open moorland heights to the north - a much wilder region then than it is today. (Summary by Phil Benson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Thorstein of the Mere: A Saga of the Northmen in Lakeland
• Author credits: William Gershom Collingwood
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 7:51:10

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• fiction
• historical fiction
• England
• Vikings
• Cumbria
• Lancashire

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapters 1-3 — 26:08
2. 02 - Chapters 4-5 — 22:07
3. 03 - Chapters 6-7 — 19:46
4. 04 - Chapters 8-10 — 28:19
5. 05 - Chapters 11-13 — 26:11
6. 06 - Chapters 14-16 — 24:30
7. 07 - Chapters 17-19 — 27:15
8. 08 - Chapters 20-22 — 25:30
9. 09 - Chapters 23-25 — 28:17
10. 10 - Chapters 26-27 — 25:37
11. 11 - Chapters 28-30 — 34:47
12. 12 - Chapters 31-33 — 22:15
13. 13 - Chapters 34-36 — 23:07
14. 14 - Chapters 37-39 — 14:42
15. 15 - Chapters 40-41 — 24:09
16. 16 - Chapters 42-43 — 24:24
17. 17 - Chapters 44-45 — 23:27
18. 18 - Chapters 46-47 — 28:52
19. 19 - Chapters 48-50 — 21:53

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