ThegnAnsgar said:RagnarGerman said:By the way, I also would suggest fans of the Uthred Saga the Oathsworn books written by Robert Low.
The Oathsworn series is much better than the Uthred Saga.
I'd also recommend:
- Tim Severin's "Viking" series
- Giles Kristian's "Raven" series
- Helen Hollick's "Harold the King"
- G.K. Holloway's "1066: What Fates Impose"
- Jack Ludlow's "Conquest" Series
- Robert Lydon's "Hawk Quest"
I've been reading much more now that I've got a Kindle. I hate it (because it's not a physical book) and love it (because it's so easy to read things any time you want to) at the same time.
Yeah... I think I'll passgloatsneer said:multiculturalism
Thanks, I'll check those out when/if I have the time. I would also suggest Conn Iggulden's Conqueror series, which follows Genghis Khan and, in the later books, a bunch of other Mongols who I can't really remember right now. I read some of those a few years back, and I really liked them, aswell as I liked his Emperor series, which follows Julius Caesar, but it's not really medieval.Aethel said:On the subject of novels set in the early middle ages, here's a suggestion:
- The Firedrake, by Cecelia Holland
It follows an errant Irish knight who joins Duke William's invasion of England in 1066.
Same author has done many other historical novels worth investigating, only a few of which I've managed to get around to reading:
- The Kings in Winter: Brian Boru, Battle of Clontarf, etc
- Until the Sun Falls: Mongol invasions of Europe
- Antichrist: Frederick II, HRE, and his crusade
- The Earl: Set during the Anarchy of Matilda and Stephen in England
- The Death of Attila: follows a Hun and a Germanic princeling
- Great Maria: Follows a daughter of a baron in Southern Italy, Norman period
- Two Ravens: Christianization of Iceland
- The Belt of Gold: A 9th century Frank goes to Byzantium
- The Lords of Vaumartin: 100 Years War, and covers themes like chivalry vs reality, the Black Death, and the first commune
- Jerusalem: From Battle of Montgisard to Battle of Hattin
Öll erum við gestir hér á gründ. Aldrei að gista á einum stað. Göfugt nafn gleymist aldrei. Mín verður minnst. | We are all guests upon the land. Never to stay in one place. A noble name shall never perish. I will not be forgotten. |
Aethel said:
They also used that^ for Witcher 2's trailer.
This is the trailer version:
Swedish band, I think.
fysaga said:Havent started reading but look what Ive got myself:
http://www.amazon.de/The-New-Cambridge-Medieval-History/dp/0521364477
Cant take pictures with my mobile phone, so an amazon link has to suffice.