{"product_id":"the-last-viking-the-true-story-of-king-harald-hardrada","title":"The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Last Viking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a masterful and pulse-pounding narrative that transports the reader into the middle of the action.' Carl Gnam,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilitary Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarald Sigurdsson burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle from which he escaped with little more than his life and a thirst for vengeance. But from these humble origins, he became one of Norway's most legendary kings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Viking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fast-moving narrative account of the life of King Harald Hardrada, as he journeyed across the medieval world, from the frozen wastelands of the North to the glittering towers of Byzantium and the passions of the Holy Land, until his warrior death on the battlefield in England. Combining Norse sagas, Byzantine accounts, Anglo-Saxon chronicles, and even King Harald's own verse and prose into a single, compelling story, Don Hollway vividly depicts the violence and spectacle of the late Viking era and delves into the dramatic events that brought an end to almost three centuries of Norse conquest and expansion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory and Archaeology, Biography - Literature and Literary studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon Hollway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e368 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 129mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42652114321558,"sku":"9781472846501","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2023-06-29T164123-564.jpg?v=1688013764","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/the-last-viking-the-true-story-of-king-harald-hardrada","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}