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Bezig met laden... The Last Viking Trilogy (editie 2017)door Poul Anderson
Informatie over het werkThe Last Viking Trilogy door Poul Anderson
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Some authors such as Georgette Heyer, write very enjoyable books when they are not tied to strict historical characters, but become stiff and dry when they are (My Lord John, for example). Others like De Camp or Avram Davidson are comfortable in both genres. Unfortunately Poul Anderson sees to be one of the stiff type. He writes excellent fantasy and sf, but I usually find his historical novels less enjoyable. That is true of this immense saga, even though it is based on careful research on the career of one of the most extraordinary adventurers in Scandinavian (or any) history, Harald Hardrada. On the losing side of a Norwegian civil war in his youth, he became a leader of the Byzantine emperor's Varangian Guard, and then returned to become King of Norway and died fighting in an attempt to take England from Harold Godwinson just before Hastings. (If Godwinson had not had to rush north to stop Hardrede, he might well have stopped William the Conqueror's invasion.) ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Last Viking (omnibus 1-3)
The complete trilogy in one volume: An epic saga by an award-winning author about the daring life of the fierce Norse warrior-king Harald Hardrede. Harald Hardrede, last and greatest of the Norse kings, matures from an uncrowned young man hungry for battle to a ruler with dreams of expansion he is determined to realize. The Golden Horn: Only seventeen, Harald Sigurdharson--one day to be called Hardrede--covets the throne he is still too young to take. Restless, the warrior journeys to Constantinople where he becomes a member of the fabled Varangian Guard entrusted with the safety of the Byzantine emperor and romances an enticing beauty from a powerful clan. The Road of the Sea Horse: Harald Hardrede, who has spent years serving foreign rulers in faraway realms, returns to Norway, undefeated and ready to grow his empire. Harald's task to unite the northlands will be difficult and require great sacrifice, for the people will adamantly resist his invasion. But Harald will not be deterred; he is determined to carve out his place in history. The Sign of the Raven: Harald has become a great king and a powerful conqueror, but his rule has become unstable. Treachery is brewing in the North and his conquest of Denmark is still out of reach. Unable to raise his wife's downtrodden spirits or identify with his illegitimate sons, he sets out on his final adventure to seize the prize he has coveted above all others: the fortified island called Britannia. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)839.7372Literature German literature and literatures of related languages Other Germanic literatures Swedish literature Swedish fiction 1900-1999 1900-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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