The Viking Saint: Olaf II of Norway

by John Carr

"[A] seminal and scholarly study that reads with all the inherent narrative storytelling flair of an historical novel." -- Midwest Book Review

The Vikings and sainthood are not concepts normally found side by side. But Norway's King Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995-1030) embodied both to an extraordinary degree. As a battle-eager teenager he almost single-handedly pulled down London Bridge (as in the nursery rhyme) and took part in many other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399087819
• ISBN13: 9781399087810
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"