The Viking Saga

Author:

Henry Treece

Illustrator:

N/A

Published by:

Puffin

First Published:

1 Jan 1955

Ideal for readers aged

9-12y

My Review

Not quite as readable as Geoffrey Trease, Henry Treece was a popular 1950s authors for children whose historical fiction is rated highly, up there with the greats like Rosemary Sutcliff. It's not for the faint hearted - his writing style is harder going for kids these days, so it's a recommendation for teens who are into Viking history - and it's pretty violent! It definitely gives the reader a taste of Viking life, with it's seafaring, ruthless life-for-a-life revenge obsession, and thirst for blood and treasure.

Heads Up!

Here all three titles in the trilogy are published in one book - a hefty 624 pages long! If you prefer to source them as more manageable, individual books, you will need to go down the secondhand route...

Publisher Review

Into this breathtaking trilogy is woven the true spirit of the Vikings, who great thirst for travelling the seas took them on incredible voyages in defiance of icy waters, terrible hardships and bloodthirsty resistance. It is AD 780. 'Viking's Dawn' sees a young Norse boy, Harald Sigurdson, set sail for the Hebrides in the longship 'Nameless'. The goal: to plunder the helpless coastal villages of Britain. Just five years later, undeterred by his first desperate journey, the dauntless warrior puts to sea once again, in 'The Road to Miklagard' - this time lured by the news of a fabulous hoard of treasure. After a lifetime struggling with the bitter waves, Harald embarks on his last voyage in 'Viking's Sunset', this time not for gain but to seek vengeance on a blood enemy.