From Frostbitten Viking Raids to Bloodless Revolutions, How Europe's Fiercest Warriors Forged the World's Peaceful Kingdom
What if the same hands that burned English monasteries wrote Europe's most radical constitution? This large-print epic reveals Norway's wild journey: where Vikings auctioned slaves in Dublin, kings bribed pirates with royal titles, and farmers outsmarted empires to claim freedom without firing a shot.
✅ Viking "blood eagles" performed on rival chiefs (ribs carved into wings while victims gasped )
✅ Black Death's secret twist: Norway lost 60% of its people... letting Denmark steal their crown
✅ 1814's genius rebellion: Farmers drafted a constitution in six weeks, still in use today
✅ Nazi collaborators executed post-WWII (Quisling's name became slang for "traitor" )
"Norway will be part of the German European Order... willingly or by force."
- Vidkun Quisling, 1940 - A betrayal that ignited Europe's deadliest sabotage campaign.