The Greatest Viking: The Life of Olav Haraldsson

by Desmond Seward

Raider. Conqueror. King. Saint.

This is the story of Olav Haraldsson, the greatest Viking who ever lived.

A ruthless Viking warrior who named his most prized battle weapon after the Norse goddess of death, Olav Haraldsson and his mercenaries wrought terror and destruction from the Baltic to Galicia in the early eleventh century. Thousands were put to the sword, enslaved or ransomed. In England, Canterbury was sacked, its archbishop murdered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780277954
• ISBN13: 9781780277950
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"