The Sentimental Vikings (1897)

Historical novel, first published in 1897. The story begins: "And now this is the story of Witlaf the harper, that he told in the great hall of Gorm, the king of all Denmark, ten centuries ago, waving his handless arms in the flickering glow of the firelight. I tell the tale of Snore, the lord of the north of the island of Zeeland, years ago; and of how he swept his hall as the day broke."