| Author: | Thomas C. Holt | ISBN: | 9780748113545 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group | Publication: | October 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Abacus | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas C. Holt |
| ISBN: | 9780748113545 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Publication: | October 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Language: | English |
In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia.
When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell; the Viking discovery of America.As he records the story, years later, he also considers its effect on the fourth member of the party; a young Norwegian guardsman who went on to become King Harald Hardradi, who died invading England
in 1066 ...
In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia.
When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell; the Viking discovery of America.As he records the story, years later, he also considers its effect on the fourth member of the party; a young Norwegian guardsman who went on to become King Harald Hardradi, who died invading England
in 1066 ...
