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Eaters of the dead

the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922

1st Ballantine Books trade ed.

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An edition of ↪ /works/OL46907W (1976)

Eaters of the dead

the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922

1st Ballantine Books trade ed.

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.80 ·
  • 15 Ratings
  • 123 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 29 Have read

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.


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Language
English
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199

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Subjects
adaptations, fiction, vikings, historical fiction, fantasy fiction, Northmen, Beowulf Adaptations, Beowolf, Dragons, English epic poetry adaptations, Heroes, Monsters, Beowulf, Fiction, horror, Epic poetry, English (Old), Middle Ages, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, suspense, Large type books, Fiction, science fiction, general, American literature, Fiction, Vikings
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Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, Al-Muqtadir
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Scandinavia, Bagdad, Volga Bulgars, Northland
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10th century, 922, Middle Ages

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The 13th Warrior: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922, Part 922
1999?, Ballantine Books
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Canibais
1999-10, Publicações Europa-América
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Eaters of the Dead: the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922.
1999?, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books ed. (41); Movie tie-in
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Le treizième guerrier
1999, Robert Laffont
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The 13th Warrior - The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating To His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
1997, Arrow Books
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Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences With the Northmen in A.D. 922
1993-05, Ballantine Books
Trade Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books trade ed. (3)
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Eaters of the Dead
1977-04, Bantam Books
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Eaters of the Dead: The manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
1977, Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Illustrated Edition; Bantam edition (1)
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De mistmonsters: het verslag van de Arabische diplomaat Ibn Fadlan over zijn huiveringwekkende ervaringen in 922 met de barbaarse Vikingen en de gruwelijke eters van dodenvleesʺ
1977, Elsevier
Paperback in Dutch
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Eaters of the dead: the manuscript of Ibn Fadlan relating his experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922
1976, Knopf
Hardcover in English - Second Printing Before Publication
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192).

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3553.R48 E25 1993

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Pagination
199 p. ;
Number of pages
199

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OL1447982M
ISBN 10
0345383249
LCCN
93090162
Library Thing
6852
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1246692

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The Ibn Fadlan manuscript represents the earliest known eyewitness account of Viking life and society.
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