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Book Synopsis Varangian - Books 1-2 by : Stuart G. Yates
Download or read book Varangian - Books 1-2 written by Stuart G. Yates and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first two books in 'Varangian', a series of historical novels by Stuart G. Yates, now available in one volume! Varangian: It's the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine Empire dominates the world. Within the walls of Constantinople, debauchery and power politics are part of the lives of the ruling elite. Thrust into this heady mix is the Viking adventurer, Harald Hardrada. Life in the court of the deranged emperor, Michael the Fifth, holds extreme danger at every turn. Can Hardrada survive this dangerous place and turn his mind towards regaining what is rightfully his? King of the Norse: Harald Hardrada wants to be the king of Norway, but General Maniakes has something different in mind for him. Using Hardrada as an instrument of death, he's not the only one who seeks to rule Byzantium. Bishops lie, soldiers fight, assassins stalk the streets and lovers lament. With few resources and even less time, Harald faces a difficult choice - and the specter of death is never far away.
Download or read book Varangian written by Stuart G. Yates and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the new Rome, duplicity and death reign supreme. It's the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine Empire dominates the world. Within the walls of its great capital, Constantinople, treachery, debauchery and power politics are part of the lives of the ruling elite. Thrust into this mix is the Viking adventurer, Harald Hardrada. In the court of the deranged emperor, Michael the Fifth, danger lurks at every turn, and Harald soon becomes a pawn in the various factions' thirst for power. Can he survive this dangerous place, and turn his mind towards regaining what is rightfully his?
Book Synopsis The Varangians by : Sverrir Jakobsson
Download or read book The Varangians written by Sverrir Jakobsson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. A comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and its successor states, the early kingdoms of the Rus and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms. A key element in the history of the Rus and the Varangians is the fashioning of identities and how different cultures define themselves in comparison and contrast with the other. This book offers a fresh and engaging view of these medieval sources, and a thorough reassessment of established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian peoples in the East.
Book Synopsis The Varangians of Byzantium by : Sigfús Blöndal
Download or read book The Varangians of Byzantium written by Sigfús Blöndal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the Norsemen came to be drawn into the Imperial service.
Book Synopsis The Bear of Byzantium by : S.J.A. Turney
Download or read book The Bear of Byzantium written by S.J.A. Turney and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wolves of Odin sail to the centre of the world: Constantinople. AD 1041. After successfully avenging the death of his father, Halfdan and the crew of the Sea Wolf seek adventure in strange new lands, far from their Scandinavian home. They join the fleet of Harald Hardrada, the legendary Viking commander, sailing back to Constantinople from the battlefields of Georgia. There they join the Varangians, the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Emperors populated almost exclusively by Viking warriors. But Constantinople has changed during Hardrada’s long absence. The Emperor, Michael IV, is ailing visibly, and powerful factions in his court are setting their plans in motion ahead of his inevitable demise. While courtiers scheme, elements even within the Varangian Guard are picking sides. Gunnhild, the seer among the Sea Wolf crew, has struck out on her own in the big city. Unable to join the all-male Guard alongside her friends, she establishes herself in a small side-street near the port as a healer and soothsayer, offering cures to the sick and glimpses of the future to the desperate, or the conspiratorial. But in all her visions she sees a wolf, a boar and a golden bear fighting together to support the Byzantine throne. The Norns aren’t finished with them yet... The epic second instalment in the Wolves of Odin series, taking us to the heart of power in Constantinople and the desperate machinations of the Byzantine emperors. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Giles Kristian and Angus Donald.
Download or read book God's City written by Nic Fields and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Constantinople, Capital of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire from its Foundation to its Fall, Explains How Constantinople Came to Be the Greatest City of Europe, Discusses the Byzantine Identity (They Still Considered Themselves 'Romans'), Religion, Culture and Politics, Describs how the emperors sustained their Eastern Part of the Roman Empire Against Numerous Enemies Through Political and Diplomatic Astuteness Backed by Armed Vigilance and Military Action, Particular Mention Is Made of the Varangian Guard, Viking Mercenaries in Imperial Pay, as Well as the Normans of Southern Italy Who Fought Both for and Against the Empire
Book Synopsis Viking Myths and Sagas by : Rosalind Kerven
Download or read book Viking Myths and Sagas written by Rosalind Kerven and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in consultation with leading academics.
Download or read book Blood Feud written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jestyn the Englishman had once been Thormod the Viking's slave, but after saving Thormod's life he became his shoulder to shoulder man and sworn brother in the deadly blood feud to avenge Thormod's murdered father, a feud that would take them all the way to Constantinople.
Download or read book The Thrall written by Sarah Myers and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 999 A.D., a young and naïve Rowan is taken from her family and farm in Kent by the striking and determined Viking warrior Dreki. Across oceans and foreign lands, the two bond in their time together as captor and thrall. Upon arrival in Dreki's Norse village, Rowan is gifted to the Earl and thrown into a life of slavery. Dreki, struggling with the complicated relationship with his Earl, finds himself unable to stay away from the girl who captured his heart.A story of love and duty, of mysticism and mythology, in a time when barbarians clashed with Christians, The Thrall is book one in the saga you have been waiting for.To fill the void left by historical romances such as Outlander and The Bronze Horseman, dive into a long ago age and follow Rowan as she discovers unforeseen gifts within herself on her journey to becoming a Viking.
Download or read book Meadowland written by Thomas C. Holt and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell; the Viking discovery of America.As he records the story, years later, he also considers its effect on the fourth member of the party; a young Norwegian guardsman who went on to become King Harald Hardradi, who died invading England in 1066 ...
Book Synopsis The Walls of Byzantium by : James Heneage
Download or read book The Walls of Byzantium written by James Heneage and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One hell of a fine book' Conn Iggulden IN AN AGE OF CLASHING EMPIRES, DARK FORCES FROM THE EAST ENDANGER THE FIRST LIGHT OF THE WESTERN RENAISSANCE... It is an age of ruthless rulers, divided churches, fractured dynasties and intrepid traders. It is an age of great cities like Venice and Constantinople; an age of conquerors like Tamerlane who will drown the world in blood; an age when only a hero of exceptional gifts can make a difference. Luke Magoris is that hero. A hero who will find himself committed to a long journey to discover - and try to avoid - his destiny. He will travel from battle to trading fortune, from horse dealing to captivity, and to the love of three very different women and the unrelenting enmity of two remarkable men.
Book Synopsis ROAD TO MIKLAGARD by : HENRY TREECE.
Download or read book ROAD TO MIKLAGARD written by HENRY TREECE. and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-07-13 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anxious for adventure and still longing for the sea, Harald, the young Viking hero of VIKING'S DAWN, is readily persuaded to join Prince Arkil of Denmark in a quest lor the treasure guarded by the Irish giant, Grummoch. Thus begins a strange and exciting series of adventures which take Harald and his shipmates from their native fjords to Ireland, Moorish Spain, and across the Mediterranean to the golden domes of Constantinople (Miklagard), and after many hardships overland through Central Europe to their home again. Full of color and movement, of battles and escapes, of long voyages across most of the known world, of treachery and loyalty, of courage and steadfast friendships, the story describes with sympathy and understanding a world younger and harsher than the one we know. An exciting adventure story in a remarkable setting.
Download or read book Byzantine Narrative written by John Burke and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Byzantine Narrative: Papers in Honour of Roger Scott"--"Copyright"--"Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "Introduction" -- "Roger Scott" -- "List of Illustrations" -- "KEYNOTE PAPERS" -- "Novelisation in Byzantium: Narrative after the Revival of Fiction" -- "Narrating Justinian: From Malalas to Manasses" -- "NARRATIVE IN HISTORIANS, CHRONICLES & FICTION" -- "To Narrate the Events of the Past: On Byzantine Historians, and Historians on Byzantium" -- "Tradition and Originality in Photius' Historical Reading" -- "Narrating the Trials and Death in Exile of Pope Martin I and Maximus the Confessor" -- "The Use of Metaphor in Michael Psellos' Chronographia" -- "War and Peace in the Alexiad" -- "Moralising History: the Synopsis Historiarum of John Skylitzes" -- "The Representation of Augustae in John Skylitzes' Synopsis Historiarum" -- "The Madrid Skylitzes as an Audio-Visual Experiment" -- "The Goths and the Bees in Jordanes: A Narrative of No Return" -- "From 'Fallen Woman' to Theotokos: Music, Women's Voices and Byzantine Narratives of Gender Identity" -- "How the Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds became a Tale: Grafting Narrative" -- "Lamenting the Fall or Disguising a Manifesto? The Poem Conquest of Constantinople" -- "A Probable Solution to the Problem of the Chronicle of the Turkish Sultans" -- "NARRATIVE IN BYZANTINE ART" -- "The Narration of Christ' s Passion in Early Christian Art" -- "Observations on the Paintings of the Exodus Chapel, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, Egypt" -- "The Column of Arcadius: Retlections of a Roman Narrative Tradition" -- "Biblical Narrative in the Mosaics of Bishop Theodore's Cathedral, Aquileia" -- "Plato, Plutarch and the Sibyl in the Fresco Decoration of the Episcopal Church of the Virgin Ljeviška in Prizren" -- "Narrativity in Armenian Manuscript Illustration
Download or read book Sunigin written by Jay Inman and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunigin begins in the cold war, against a backdrop of hot and violent secret battlegrounds. Nephilim and their offspring have established powerful secret households in the West and begin the final stages of Sunigin to destroy the United States. Dominated by Nephilim households, Russia infiltrates people and weapons of mass destruction into the US as part of a coordinated attack intended to infiltrate the American Southwest and seize the oil fields of the Middle East. Sampson Savage, Conal Oberon, and Yon Warwick fight these households, often facing daunting odds, tragedy, and triumph. As the age of Ideology whimpers into history with the demise of the Soviet Union, wars of tribes and faiths accelerate the Nephilim plan toward execution. Along the way, they discover a deeper struggle against the plots to destroy the West, as Sunigin moves forward to dominate human civilization.
Book Synopsis Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe by : Hunt Janin
Download or read book Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe written by Hunt Janin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare, but they have received relatively little scholarly attention. In this book a large number of vignettes portray their activities in Western Europe over a period of nearly 900 years, from the Merovingian mercenaries of 752 through the Thirty Years' War, which ended in 1648. Intended as an introduction to the subject and drawing heavily on contemporary first-person accounts, the book creates a vivid but balanced mosaic of the many thousands of mercenaries who were hired to fight for various employers.
Download or read book The Last Viking written by Don Hollway and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, this is a rich and compelling account of the life of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest Viking warriors to have ever lived.
Book Synopsis Viking's Kurdish Love by : Dr Widad Akreyi
Download or read book Viking's Kurdish Love written by Dr Widad Akreyi and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two vikings - one of whom is the formidable former Varangian Guard whose name is carved on a marble slab in Constantinople's Hagia Sophia - settle down in Kurdland, driven by different objectives. Though broken and defined by the opportunities and challenges imposed on them, they both long for recognition and affection. As their lives intertwine with the enchanting and virtuous doctor, Vesta, the successful Palace manager, Zara, and the newly coronated Kurdish King, Saaid, they try to deal with the inevitable trials of love and loss at a time when uncertainty continues to cloud their future. Well-researched and seductively charming, The Viking's Kurdish Love spans across continents, cultures, religions and decades of tumultuous regional and global history. Widad's lyrical prose sensuously immerses the reader in the thoughts and perspectives of the time while creatively weaving the themes of injustice, identity, impulsive decisions, traumas, survival, deprival and revival into the story of how the people of the era refuse to be trapped by their past experiences.
