by Tim Severin · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330426756
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«Viking: King's Man» is the historical adventure novel by Tim Severin, published by Pan Macmillan UK in paperback (336 pages, in English).
In 1035, Thorgils joins the Varangian guard in Constantinople, where he encounters the splendor and intrigues of the imperial court. Under the command of Harald Sigurdsson he takes part in an ambush against Arab pirates and then travels to Normandy on a secret mission. A prophetic dream foretells the disaster of Stamford Bridge and he races to warn his lord before the battle.
Third volume of Tim Severin's Viking trilogy, published in 2006. The action takes place between 1035 and 1066, with the Battle of Stamford Bridge as a landmark.
For adult readers interested in historical fiction, Norse mythology and medieval adventures.
Timothy Severin was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage.
