Tag: Vikings

Review: The Sea Road

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Sea Road is an imaginative and beautifully written attempt to recreate the life of an Icelandic woman called Gudrun Thorbjarnadottir. If you have no idea who that is, that's ok. Not many will know who she is. She is a Norse woman, who appears … Continue reading Review: The Sea Road →

Review: Viking America. The Norse Crossings and their Legacy

Posted on by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, Vikings

  Viking America The Norse Crossings and their Legacy by Robert Enterline My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s only a short book, but that's because there isn’t very much information about the Norse exploration of North America. There are some mentions in the Icelandic Sagas and, of course, there is a Viking settlements (or … Continue reading Review: Viking America. The Norse Crossings and their Legacy →

Review: Conquest

Posted on by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Norman Conquest

Conquest by Stewart Binns My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is probably going to be seen as a guilty pleasure and I have glanced at reviews which would suggest it is quite possibly not all that cool to say (a bit like admitting to thinking The Da Vinci Code was one hell of a … Continue reading Review: Conquest →

Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Vikings

My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 11th Century, Norman conquestPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9781847444974Pages: 672Bought From the cover:1072 AD. The Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a Frank warrior named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. As they track their quarry to the far … Continue reading Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon →