VIKINGS: A HISTORY OF THE NORTHMEN (PB)

1066. On a battlefield in England, a king lies prone on the ground. As he draws his last breath, the world of which he is the greatest figurehead also moves towards its end, its existence about to pass from history into legend and later into myth. This is not Hastings, it’s Stamford Bridge, and the dying king is Harald Hardrada. This is the story of the Vikings, those men and women who raided and traded their way into history whilst at the same time helping to build new nations in Scandinavia and beyond.