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The Last Viking

The True Story of King Harald Hardrada

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The Last Viking

Von: Don Hollway
Gesprochen von: Mark Meadows
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 Bloomsbury presents The Last Viking by Don Hollway, read by Mark Meadows.

‘The Last Viking is a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the reader into the middle of the action.’ Carl Gnam, Military Heritage

Harald Sigurdsson burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle from which he escaped with little more than his life and a thirst for vengeance. But from these humble origins, he became one of Norway’s most legendary kings. The Last Viking is a fast-moving narrative account of the life of King Harald Hardrada, as he journeyed across the medieval world, from the frozen wastelands of the North to the glittering towers of Byzantium and the passions of the Holy Land, until his warrior death on the battlefield in England.

Combining Norse sagas, Byzantine accounts, Anglo-Saxon chronicles, and even King Harald’s own verse and prose into a single, compelling story, Don Hollway vividly depicts the violence and spectacle of the late Viking era and delves into the dramatic events that brought an end to almost three centuries of Norse conquest and expansion.©2021 Don Hollway (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Europa Großbritannien Militär Skandinavien

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"Riveting! [Listen to] this [audiobook] and be prepared to see it through to the end. Fascinating and thoroughly engaging!" (Edward Zapletal, History Magazine)

"The Last Viking is a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the [listener] into the middle of the action." (Carl Gnam, Military Heritage)

"The story pulls you in, and doesn't let go." (Stephen Harding, New York Times best-selling author of The Last Battle)
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So while the subject of the book is very much intriguing and the title well chosen, the storytelling lacks focus and structure. We spend a lot of time hearing about the minutiae of Byzantine politics and Arab cuisine, while whole decades of Haralds time in Norway are just left out. Also the book veers into pompous language not suited to serious history telling, reminiscent of the style of Star Wars narration not usually found in history books and better left to Star Wars. Not a waste of time but surely there are better books on the subject of Vikings out there.

Good subject, rambling book

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