The new saga begins 100 years after the original series concludes and dramatizes the adventures of the most famous Vikings who ever lived.

FOR THE youngster just coming to terms with numbers, who better to promote counting than the bunch of slimy, hairy uglies in The Monster Counting Book by Kate Daubeny (Caterpillar; €10.66)?

ALCAZAR can land a deserved success at Musselburgh today after two fine efforts in Group One company.