Local Author Shares Her Story
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- Created on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:45
- Written by Katelyn Zenie
LYNDONVILLE - Students and community members gathered in the Lyndon State College's library to be a part of the unveiling of a new novel.
The book, which is entitled "Song Of The Vikings" is written by local author Nancy Marie Brown.
The book brings the reader in to investigate the beginnings of the Norse mythology. According to Brown's research, the legendary poet named Snorri holds a key role in the Norse Mythology. "This will be my third book about Iceland, which is set in the thirteenth century. Snorri Sterjulfson is probably the person who is most responsible for the sagas being written and he is also the person who wrote most of Norse mythology as we know it," Brown says.
Nancy Marie Brown has other important novels in that have to do with history and philosophy the include titles such as The Abacus and the Cross: 'The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages', 'The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman', 'Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Food', 'A Good Horse Has No Color: Searching Iceland for the Perfect Horse.' For each book, she also has written a blog where one can find more information on the topic in the novel. that blog can be found here.
Nancy Marie Brown has had over 30 years of experience as a writer and editor. She has degrees in both English and comparative literature with emphases in Arthurian romance and Icelandic saga from Pennsylvania State University. After she graduated from Penn. State, she began her career in science when she accepted a job in the office of the Vice President of research at Pennsylvania State University, she did this while earning her masters in literature at the university. She moved to Lyndon, Vermont in 2003 with her husband Charles Fergus, who is also a writer and Penn State Alumni.
Brown has tour dates around signing and displaying her book until March 27th. Her next tour date is November 1st at the Glickman Library Room at the University of Southern Maine. From there, her nest stops are the Portland Public Library and Dartmouth University Bookstore.