Greatest Books from Norway (Grapevine edition)

The Greatest Book from Norway includes Peeps at Many Lands : Norway The Vikings Home Country Who hasnt heard of the Vikings—the fearsome sea rovers who in bygone eras terrorised Northern Europe? Given that many of our forefathers were of Viking descent we English should be familiar with them. And these ferocious warriors often invaded England by sailing their ships from Norway across the North Sea. The Battle of Stamford Bridge when Harald the Hard King of Norway was killed while attempting to overthrow his namesake King Harold of England will be remembered saw them arrive far too frequently and be soundly routed. However Norwegian historians dont go into great detail regarding this specific invasion.They prefer to reflect on the heroic acts of a different King Harald known as Fairhair who started his reign around 200 years earlier. This Harald was just a ten-year-old boy when he ascended to the throne but he was determined to expand the area of his kingdom which was at the time only a small one. As a result he trained his subjects to battle and constructed magnificent new ships before starting his conquests.