num_pages: 438
description: In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell—the Viking discovery of America.
language: English
title: Meadowland: A Novel of the Viking Discovery of America
titlecomplete: Meadowland: A Novel of the Viking Discovery of America
genres: Historical, Fantasy, Humor, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 155
publisher: Little, Brown Book Group