Curse of the Viking Grave is a children's

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 novel

Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 by Farley Mowat

Farley Mowat

Farley McGill Mowat, , born May 12, 1921 is a conservationist and one of Canada's most widely-read authors.His works have been translated into 52 languages and he has sold more than 14 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian North, such as People of the...

, first published in 1966. It is a sequel to the award-winning Lost in the Barrens

Lost in the Barrens

Lost in the Barrens is a children's novel by Farley Mowat, first published in 1956. Some editions used the title Two Against the North....

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Plot summary

Three boys, Awasin, Jamie and Peetyuk find Viking relics in an ancient tomb. The story revolves around little-known information about the customs of Viking explorers and the unexplored land in Northern Canada.

Film adaptation

A film based on the book, Curse of the Viking Grave, was made for television in 1991, directed by Michael Scott.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102338/ It is described as having the look and feel of a 1930s Saturday matinee adventure film.