Greetings !
I am in the process of writing my second novel that is set in mythic Viking Age. The events of the first book were located in the area familiar to me (Finland, and a bit of Scandinavia) but the second and the third take me through the europe and perhaps even further.
I am not so interested just in Vikings anymore as they are fairly known to me, but other cultures and their mythologies.
I've found that reading historical fiction can be both entertaining and educational, so I am asking if any of you have read a good book set in Viking Age. I've read the following books already:
Bernard Cornwell: Saxon Chronicles
Howard Andrew Jones: The desert of souls (it is in my shelf, not exactly above but still close enough)
Frans Bengtsson: The Long Ships
(and some Finnish novels that probably nobody knows of)
Muslim Spain sparks my interest, as do the other Mediterranean area filled with war between Christians and Arabs. But I am very grateful for any suggestions you can give me.
All the best
Petteri Hannila
I am in the process of writing my second novel that is set in mythic Viking Age. The events of the first book were located in the area familiar to me (Finland, and a bit of Scandinavia) but the second and the third take me through the europe and perhaps even further.
I am not so interested just in Vikings anymore as they are fairly known to me, but other cultures and their mythologies.
I've found that reading historical fiction can be both entertaining and educational, so I am asking if any of you have read a good book set in Viking Age. I've read the following books already:
Bernard Cornwell: Saxon Chronicles
Howard Andrew Jones: The desert of souls (it is in my shelf, not exactly above but still close enough)
Frans Bengtsson: The Long Ships
(and some Finnish novels that probably nobody knows of)
Muslim Spain sparks my interest, as do the other Mediterranean area filled with war between Christians and Arabs. But I am very grateful for any suggestions you can give me.
All the best
Petteri Hannila