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Country United Kingdom Publication date 1983 ISBN 0-907516-23-8 Originally published 1983 Illustrator Michael Foreman Publisher Pavilion Books | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Pages 144 pp OCLC 60047974 Genre Children's literature Adaptations Erik the Viking (1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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."
Adaptations
The book was loosely adapted and directed by Jones as a 1989 film Erik the Viking. The film was inspired by The Saga but the plot is completely different.
An officially licensed computer adventure game with the same name was written by Level 9 Computing and released by Mosaic Publishing in 1984. It also featured an completely different plot.