Résultats pour "Thor" dans Fiction historique

Die Saga des Wikingerkönigs Harald Hardrada - seine Abenteuer und Kämpfe, seine Frauen und sein unbezwingbarer Ehrgeiz. AD 1027: Harald ist zwölf Jahre alt und jüngster Sohn aus edlem Hause. Er will Krieger werden und seinem Halbruder Olaf nacheifern, der Kriegsherr und König von Norwegen ist. Doch ein Aufstand der Jarls treibt Olaf aus dem Land. Harald bereitet sich auf den Tag vor, da sein Bruder mit einem Heer zurückkehrt. Drei Jahre später ist es so weit. Blutjung zieht Harald in den Krieg.

Thora arbetar på Ingeborgs café som osar av svettiga uniformer och surrogatkaffe. En dag kliver hennes morbror in och ber henne om en ytterst ljusskygg tjänst. Över 70 år senare stöter Ethel ihop med Morgan i en blomstrande syrenhäck, och tillsammans försöker de reda ut sanningen kring...

The penultimate book in Donovan Cook's epic, action packed Viking adventure. A kingdom without a crown. A boy forsaken by his God. A warrior bent on revenge. After the bloody Battle of Jelling, Denmark’s throne lies empty and chaos reigns as Jarls jostle for power. Sven survives the bloodshed...

In a world where the Viking gods are real, and only the Viking gods are real, why did belief in the old Norse mythology die out? In this epic and intellectually provocative historical fantasy, award-winning SF author and leading historian, Ada Palmer, explores the real relationship between Odin...

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse. Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his foes. Meanwhile, his half-sister, the...

Niels Aage Barfoeds biografiske roman "Spurveskjul" fortæller historien om Thora Esches (1850-1920) spændende liv og omfattende arbejde som forstanderinde på blandt andet Magdalenehjemmet i København, der tog sig af unge kvinder, der ønskede at komme ud af prostitution. Thora Esche var en del af Indre Mission og ledede hjemmet ud fra kristne værdier. Hendes filantropiske arbejde udvidede sig med tiden til også at omfatte unge mødre, der ikke var i stand til at tage vare på deres børn alene.

Há muito tempo atrás, antes mesmo do conceito de tempo, ao norte do mundo, se encontrava o reino de Asgard. Nele viviam deuses e deusas cheios de sabedoria, beleza e paz. Intocados pelo mal, suas vidas eram plenas até que os gigantes de Jotunheim perceberam o seu reino. E o...

Há muito tempo atrás, antes mesmo do conceito de tempo, ao norte do mundo, se encontrava o reino de Asgard. Nele viviam deuses e deusas cheios de sabedoria, beleza e paz. Intocados pelo mal, suas vidas eram plenas até que os gigantes de Jotunheim perceberam o seu reino. E o...

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon realised they had nothing in common.

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly.

Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon realised they had nothing in common. He became attracted to Miss Dunbar; since he could not marry her, he had attempted to please her in other ways, such as trying to help people less fortunate than himself.

This is a story from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Volume I collection. These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever. What with seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond, discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, encountering a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, searching for eternal youth and the threat of a vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes' deductive powers slowing down.

"The Problem of Thor Bridge" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime.

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse. Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his foes. Meanwhile, his half-sister, the...

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine (UK) and Hearst's International (US). Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon realised they had nothing in common.

"The Problem of Thor Bridge" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly.

The Problem of Thor Bridge: A love triangle culminates in the shooting death of the wife and murder charges against the household's beautiful governess. The arrogant, combative husband seeks the services of Sherlock Holmes to clear the young lady in question. The case appears cut and dried, 'til a stroke of insight leads the detective to the solution to the perplexing evidence.

Wien, 1910: Ein sechzehnjähriges rothaariges Mädchen wird von zu Hause verstoßen und auf die Straße gesetzt. Sie muss einen Weg finden, um zu überleben. Auf der Straße kann sie nicht bleiben, denn die Polizei verbietet es allen, dort in der Nacht zu schlafen. Auf ihrer verzweifelten Suche gelingt es ihr, einen Platz in einem Frauenwohnheim zu ergattern. Doch sehr schnell bemerkt sie, dass dieses Wohnheim nur eine Fassade ist und die Mädchen ausgebeutet werden. Sie müssen die zu Besuch kommenden Herren unterhalten. Ihr wird klar, dass sie fliehen muss.