Eaters of the Dead

By Michael Crichton

Subjects: Vikings, Beowulf Adaptations, Northmen, fiction, adaptations, Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, fantasy fiction, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, fantasy, general, Heroes, Middle Ages, Beowolf, Beowulf, Fiction, Monsters, vikings, American literature, Fiction, science fiction, general, historical fiction, Dragons, Epic poetry, English (Old), English epic poetry adaptations, Fiction, horror

Description: Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton, the fourth novel under his own name and his 14th overall. The story is about a 10th-century Muslim Arab who travels with a group of Vikings to their settlement. Crichton explains in an appendix that the book was based on two sources. The first three chapters are a retelling of Ahmad ibn Fadlan's personal account of his actual journey north and his experiences with and observations of Varangians. The remainder is a retelling of Beowulf. ---------- Also contained in: - [Congo / Sphere / Eaters of the Dead][2] [1]: http://www.michaelcrichton.com/eaters-of-the-dead/ [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14950504W/Congo_Sphere_Eaters_of_the_Dead