Dark Ages Viking

A band of fierce Viking warriors. A battle with enemies on both sides. A young man just trying to survive. Ulv, a youth raised on a tiny farm far from the jarls and warriors, faces his first raid with trepidation. With no seafaring or fighting experience, he's no warrior, no Viking. Yet he must...

1199 AD - The fate of a silver arrow brings blood-soaked terror to the peasants of Sherwood Forest. England faces uncertainty as Richard the Lionheart falls in battle. Nottingham Castle is seething with intrigue as the Sheriff’s power is threatened and Sir Guy of Gisborne faces an old nightmare. Robin’s fight is more desperate than ever. Friendships are tested as the outlaws confront a new depth of evil. When even the villagers have turned against him, Robin Hood discovers the true cost of being made wolfshead. A hunted man – and this time it’s personal… Wolfshead – complete in ...

In 871, three of England’s four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his lungs, the prospects that faced the kingdom of Wessex were bleak. Worse still, the Saxons were now led by a young man barely out of his teens who was more interested in God than fighting.

The Viking army is about to face its greatest challenge, the Kingdom of Wessex. King Æthelred and his brother Alfred are determined to wage war to the death. The Great Viking Army has conquered Northumbria and East Anglia. Two English kingdoms remain independent, Mercia and Wessex. The sons of Ragnar, leaders of the army, must decide which to attack next. Leif Ormson, once Skald to Ivar the Boneless, has now been made a jarl. He is a reluctant warrior and is grateful and relieved when he is given rich lands in which to live in peace and prosperity. But the Vikings’ relentless lust for ...

Killers of kings, destroyers of kingdoms. A fast-moving story of the great Viking army. If you like Giles Kristian, Matthew Harffy and S.J.A. Turney, you’ll love this epic story of battle, treachery and conquest. Leif Ormson is a Skald, a story-teller, renowned for his witty tales. His brother, Sigurd is a black-smith, making knives, scythes, horse-shoes and magnificent weapons of war. One day, Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrok, commands the brothers to make him a great sword. And he demands that they accompany his army to England. Leif and Sigurd are thrown into a maelstrom of ...

A healer forced to save the son of the man who destroyed everything she loved. When Norse raiders burn her village and murder her mentor, Eira — a twenty-four-year-old healer and seeress — is dragged from the ashes and given an impossible choice: save the dying son of the jarl who ordered the attack, or watch her twenty-two surviving villagers die in captivity. The boy is twelve. He has been poisoned by a rival, and he has weeks to live. The cure lies across the sea, in a Saxon monastery deep in enemy territory. Eira must guide a Norse war-band through hostile England to find a monk who...

Cast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson’s quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire. The empire is dying the slow death of decay and corruption. In desperation to fend off a myriad of foes, the emperor turns to the legendary Varangian guard for salvation. These deadly warriors from the far north, famed for their fearsome steel and battle skill, have become the empire's greatest protectors. From the golden gate of Constantinople to the holy waters of the river Jordan, Harald will march with the emperor's finest.

They were sent to my bed to save their people—but this time, I might be the one who begs. In a land where power is earned through blood and survival is never guaranteed, the greatest threat may not come from the cold—it may come from the fire they’ve brought to my halls. They call me the Descendant, a creature forged by the gods to protect the fragile balance of our world. Famine grips the land, and once again, they come to me: women chosen by their villages to bear my descendants and ensure their survival. I’ve always taken what was offered without question, fulfilling my purpose ...

They defeated the Danes, but couldn't drive them back into the sea.Now the Danes are coming back, and they mean to stay. Only one man can stop this invasion, but to do it, Wolf must do the impossible. He must lead a half-trained army to capture a fort miles behind the enemy's lines. He's outnumbered, has only half-trained conscripts, and daren't fail. Failure means a massacre. Join Wolf as he heads for the shore, the Saxon Shore.

During the Dark Ages, Dublin, Ireland was a Viking base and their center for the slave trade. By 905, Vikings were converting to the Christian Religion and fighting among themselves because of it. Christianity was becoming the spiritual foundation of European society and spreading across the known world. In 1014, the Pagan Norsemen were defeated in the Kingdom of Ireland at the Battle of Clontarf, and Paganism was outlawed. Wolfgang Steiner, the Bastard German son of a Viking chieftain killed in the battle, leads his men away from Ireland. Wolfgang, with no claim to his father’s clan, set...

From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins. 'Another historical thriller of mighty proportions' – The Times A Time of Conflict It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king’s grip on the country...

Many centuries after the passing of mankind, the blight known as the Craven still lingered, lurking within the shadows, a dark hunger awaiting its chance to consume what little was left of their ravaged world. Only one among the Elves knew the true face of their enemy, with the knowledge to awaken the Undying and save the Faerylands before the living veil of the Evermore was forever lost. Ivy Elvenborn was presented with an impossible quest, one that would take her on a perilous journey to the steps of an ancient tower guarded by the secretive Sisterhood of the Drow, in her search for a ...

A gripping coming-of-age fantasy set in a frozen world of myths and legends. Deep within the frozen tundra of the province of Aeblegarden, Bjorn lived the contented life of a fisherman. His father, Ari, and his grandfather, Ole Petter, braved the frozen waters of Ravndal for untold years... That is, until the Frost Giants came. Forced across the Utguard Mountains hundreds of years earlier, the enormous beasts stalked back into the territory of men with a vengeance. When Ari joins the army to fight against them, Bjorn, Ole Petter, and an orphaned girl, Astrid, are cast onto a journey that ...

Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, the Thunderbolt of the North, reigns supreme; undefeated on the battlefield and unchallenged at home. His destiny lies on the banks of a quiet river in England's green and pleasant land - Stamford Bridge. To finish his great story, to forge the empire he always desired, all the last Viking conqueror must do is defeat a worthy opponent; King Harold of England, and seize his country and his crown. His life changed nations. His death will change the world.

King Alfred was their lord and protector – until savagery shatters the bonds of love and loyalty. Twins Ulf and Inga have risen quickly in the service of King Alfred of Wessex. Ulf is a King’s-thegn, one of his trusted household warriors. Inga is servant and friend of the King’s eldest daughter Aethelflaed. The peace between Alfred and Guthrum, King of Danelaw East Anglia still holds. But when the Norse chieftain Hrólfr attacks Ulf’s village it unleashes a chain of events which will change forever the lives of Ulf, Inga and their friends. Ulf falls prey to powerful demons and loses...

Harald Sigurdsson has risen through bravery and glory in battle to become the commander of the legendary Varangian guard, the oath-sworn protector of the Roman throne in Constantinople; The wielder of the emperor’s axe. With the estranged Emperor and Empress consumed in a deadly palace war for sole control of the empire, Harald must somehow keep the peace. In a city where everything is taken by subterfuge, violence and deceit, what must an honourable man do to protect the empire from both its enemies and itself?

Following the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the entire dynamic of Europe underwent a complete shift in power and culture. The Dark Ages was an interesting period of about six centuries. During it, Europe was still trying to figure out what it was and how it would survive the chaos that followed the fall of Rome.

The War has begun. Old alliances must be strengthened and new ones forged. But who can you trust, when you’re still learning to trust yourself As every magic-user is hunted and The Unforgiven’s return known, Brodanna descends into chaos making Katanya Leshi’s mission behind enemy lines even more dangerous. Not only must she keep one step ahead of the enemy, but she must also fight her growing feelings for Reyn Landress. The one man an assassin should never fall for. She was forged in fire, but she can still burn. Far away from her friend Mara Lars is struggling to deal with being the ...

Lindisfarne in 1494 is a place of secrets. The scribe Linnet is running from her criminal past and seeking sanctuary in the island of her childhood. She’s friendless in the monastery, the monks resentful of a woman scribe, and her only company is Tom the fisherman and a child, Isabelle –...

In a world teetering on the brink of eternal darkness, Erik Bjornsson, a young Viking warrior, must answer the call of destiny and become the savior his people yearn for. Under the tutelage of Gunnar, his wise and battle-hardened mentor, Erik embarks on a perilous journey to fulfill an ancient prophecy that foretells his wielding of the mythical Sword of Lumina. With his trusty axe in hand, he must navigate a treacherous landscape, battling supernatural foes and forging unlikely alliances to safeguard his village and the realm from an ancient, evil force. This epic saga is a testament to ...