The Last Of The Vikings

Summary

Harold Hardrada was the last of the great Viking leaders. Can he make his next adventure the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England!?

Since he was fifteen years old Harold had been a warrior – in Norway, Constantinople, Sicily, and the Holy Land. Now a legendary captain he is invited in 1066 to invade England at the side of Tostig Godwinson – half-brother to the English King
Can he claim the throne? Can he trust Tostig?
But most of all can he beat the combined Anglo-Saxon forces?

‘‘Henry Treece shares with Rosemary Sutcliff, alone of his contemporaries, the ability to recreate the ancient world for children as well as adults.’
– The Times

Henry Treece was a British poet and writer who also worked as a teacher and editor. He wrote a range of works but is mostly remembered as a writer of children’s historical novels. His best known are his juvenile & YA historical novels.

Key Topics

Historical Fiction, 1066, Fiction, History, Vikings