The Fury of the Northmen [John Marsden]

[Vikings] [Looting] [Pillaging]

The Fury of the Northmen

John Marsden

St. Martins Press, NY. 1995. First American Edition. Barring some sticker residue to the rear, a remarkably well preserved, excellent copy.

From the publisher:

"A recounting of the Viking onslaught on the coasts of Britain and Ireland from the perspective of its victims. Fragments of carved stone from the sacred island of Lindisfarne indicate that monks and others saw the Viking raid on the holy place in 793 the start of the Viking Age as the onset of Armageddon."

An awesome book about living in a world lit only by fire (another great book). Heavy viking versus Christian action told primarily from the angle of it's poor coastal victims. Some great pictures and a tight focus help the period come into focus much sharper than some kind of general history. Recommended.