Author:
Hollway, Don, author.
ImprintOxford, UK ; New York, NY : Osprey Publishing, 2021.
Description368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note:Seven feet of English ground -- Eye of god -- Exile -- Kievan Rus -- Miklagard -- Varangian -- Command -- Holy Land -- Sicily -- Uprising -- The burner of Bulgars -- Reign of terror -- Revolution -- Blinding -- Power -- Lover -- Downfall -- War -- Escape from Byzantium -- Prince of the Rus -- Denmark -- Treachery -- Kings of the north -- Thunderbolt of the north -- Dragon ships -- Hard ruler -- The battle of the Nisa -- Sweden -- England -- Stamford Bridge.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-360) and index.
Note:"The Last Viking tells the dramatic story of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest warriors to have ever lived. Drawing on original source material, Don Hollway recreates the violence and drama of the late Viking era in a gripping chronicle that transports the reader from the frozen wastelands of Scandinavia to the glittering opulence of the Byzantine empire and then finally to a muddy field of rural England. King Harald III (called Hardrada, or "Hard Ruler") of Norway was a real-life fantasy hero who burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle, from which he escaped with little more than his life and a thirst for vengeance. Journey with him across the medieval world, from the frozen barrens of the North to the glittering towers of Byzantium and the passions of the Holy Land. He'll fight for and against Christian, Muslim and pagan rulers. He'll bed handmaids, a princess and an empress alike, writing poetry and amassing a fortune along the way, before returning home to claim his love, his crown and his destiny, ultimately dying like a Viking: in battle, laughing, with sword in hand." -- Provided by publisher.
