As the youngest son of the ageing Harald Fairhair of Norway, Haakon is sent to King Aethelstan for fostering.
Young Haakon thrives in the Anglo-Saxon court, and impresses lords and peers alike with his talent for statesmanship, military management and political strategy.
But when reports come from Norway proclaiming the death of King Harald Fairhair, Haakon must decide whether to serve Aethelstan in England or challenge his brother – the infamous Eirik Bloodaxe - for the Norwegian throne.
His choice forces Haakon to prove his worth as a man and a leader in the unforgiving North, far from the comforts of King Aethelstan's court.
The first Christian king in a land of heathen warriors faces a life of conflict and battle.
Haakon the Good is fast-paced Viking fiction in the spirit of the Viking Blood and Blade saga by Peter Gibbons, The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell, The Norsemen Saga by James L. Nelson, Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson, and God of Vengeance by Giles Christian.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Young Haakon thrives in the Anglo-Saxon court, and impresses lords and peers alike with his talent for statesmanship, military management and political strategy.
But when reports come from Norway proclaiming the death of King Harald Fairhair, Haakon must decide whether to serve Aethelstan in England or challenge his brother – the infamous Eirik Bloodaxe - for the Norwegian throne.
His choice forces Haakon to prove his worth as a man and a leader in the unforgiving North, far from the comforts of King Aethelstan's court.
The first Christian king in a land of heathen warriors faces a life of conflict and battle.
Haakon the Good is fast-paced Viking fiction in the spirit of the Viking Blood and Blade saga by Peter Gibbons, The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell, The Norsemen Saga by James L. Nelson, Odin's Game by Tim Hodkinson, and God of Vengeance by Giles Christian.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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