Vinland the Good

Vinland the Good

"Vinland the Good" is the title of at least two novels.

It is a 1946 novel by British author Nevil Shute (ISBN 1-889439-11-8), also published as An Old Captivity.

It is also a children's historical novel by Henry Treece, an account of the Viking explorations by Leif Erikson and others.


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