The Kingdom of Rothgar
the Kingdom of Rothgar ( Eaters off the Dead ) is a novel of Michael Crichton. It is presented in the form of a transcription of old manuscripts carrying the account of called Ibn Fadlân which, sent into 921 in embassy near the king of the Bulgares of the Volga by the Caliph of Baghdad, is involved in spite of him in a length, strange and perilous tour in company of a troop of Normands met in way.
Summary
Ibn Fadlân is a real character having actually left the account of its voyages. If the first three chapters of the novel appear rather close to what report the historical sources, the continuation constitutes in fact an adaptation of the famous poem epic Beowulf . As he explains it in postface, Michael Crichton wanted with this pseudo monograph érudite, enamelled many notes and references (often whimsical), to show that Beowulf is a dramatic and exciting account and not one of these texts considered as essential, but that in truth nobody reads unless any more being obliged there .This novel was adapted to the cinema in 1999 by the realizer John McTiernan under the title the 13 {{E}} warlike ( The 13th Warrior ).
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