Thorfinn the Nicest Viking and the Awful Invasion by David MacPhail

Title: Thorfinn the Nicest Viking and the Awful Invasion by David MacPhail
Submitted by: Soulchaserbecky
Description: Humorous children’s novel about a gentle Viking boy sent on a raiding expedition to Scotland. Thorfinn is the son of Harald the Skull-Splitter, a fearsome Viking chief. Determined to toughen him up, Harald sends Thorfinn on a raiding expedition to Scotland, hoping that he will finally earn a suitably terrifying Viking nickname.
Identifier: NM-01243
Contributor: Soulchaserbecky
Date: 29 September 2026; 2026-09-29
Temporal Coverage: Modern (Twenty-first Century); Viking Age (0750–1100)
Place of Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland
Current Location: Huddersfield, UK; 53.645792, -1.785035
Format: Printed book
Language: English [eng]
Type: Media & Storytelling; Literature; Children's book
Subject: Vikings; Edinburgh
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0