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/lit/, maybe you can help me.

In high school I remember reading an older, fictional book about a middle eastern man that traveled to the land of the nords or vikings, I can't remember which.

I remember that during this man's stay he assisted them in fighting monsters, or was there to witness it, one of the two. The entire book was about them fighting said monsters. I think I vaguely remember mist being involved.

It's a pretty vague description, I've been goggling it, but I'm lost. Anyone have any idea of the what story I'm remembering?

>> No.1215362

Yeah, it's called Bible.

>> No.1215363

Beowulf?

>> No.1215366

the thirteenth warrior

>> No.1215367

Sounds like the movie The Thirteenth Warrior.

Perhaps it's based on a book, I don't know.

It's based on the Beowulf story, so maybe.

>> No.1215368

eaters of the dead by michael crichton?

never actually read it, just saw the movie

>> No.1215376

The Viking Trilogy?
By Henry Treece?

>> No.1215378

I'm pretty sure it was Eaters of the Dead, but I'll look into other suggestions.

It's not Beowulf, I wiki'd that first to make sure I wasn't confused. There's no mention of a middle eastern traveler in that story, not that I remember anyways.

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1215383

>>1215378
it's 13th warrior faggot
>>1215366
also i got it first so i win the innernets

>> No.1215389

OP here again, yeah, it was the Michael Crichton book, which incorporated Beowulf (changed it up a bit), and was apparently the basis for The Thirteenth Warrior. Funny how that works.

Thanks /lit/.