The race of the Birkebeiners / written by Lise Lunge-Larsen ; based on the account in "Hakon Hakonsson's saga," penned in 1264 by Sturla Tordsson ; illustrated by Mary Azarian.
Tells how the infant Prince Hakon is rescued by men fiercely loyal to his dead father, who ski across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.
