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Last of the Vikings

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Last of the Vikings is a novel by Norwegian author Johan Bojer, first published in 1921. The novel is set in the fishing-farming communities of the Lofoten Islands and is considered one of Bojer's finest works. It is epic in conception and features remarkable descriptive passages, depicting the lives of people in these harsh environments. Bojer, internationally popular in the 1920s, often dramatized topical problems in his novels.1

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