in his hand, and demands a huge bandage, over which he pours mercurochrome to make it look like blood. Coda With the movie a smash hit, Climactic's future is assured. Only one puzzle remains. The Vikings went to Vinland, but where did the real settlers land? The Norse sagas say that the expedition was led by Thorfinn Karlsefni, but there was no sign of him. Then Ottar, overhearing, reveals that his formal name is indeed Thorfinn Karlsefni. Shocked, Barney and Hewitt realize that the colony was founded because they decided to make a movie about founding the colony. Not only that, but Slithey, whose character in the movie was named "Gudrid," has also entered history as the mother of her son, whom she called "Snorey" after what she thought was one of the Seven Dwarfs. (Slithey's ignorance and lack of intelligence is a major plot element.) He will be known as Snorri Thorfinnsson, the ancestor of many Icelanders. The sagas also mention another important figure, Bjarni Herjólfsson. Barney Hendrickson realizes: "They wrote a part for me!" The novel ends with Greenspan planning to produce a historical film about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, shot on location in 1st century Judea, while a horrified Hendrickson tries to talk him out of it. Adaptations The BBC produced a radio play adaption of this novel for the long-running series "Saturday Night Theatre." It was broadcast on September 5, 1981. References External links 1967 American novels 1967 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Comic science fiction novels Doubleday (publisher) books Fictional Vikings Hollywood novels Novels set in the Viking Age Novels by Harry Harrison Novels about time travel Novels first published in serial form