Vikings, Steppes and Steel (8001100): Book Two of The Medieval Saga

They came without warning. And nothing was ever the same again.In the 9th century, three forces of almost unstoppable energy were unleashed on the world simultaneously: Viking raiders from Scandinavia, Magyar horsemen from the eastern steppes, and Norman conquerors who would change the face of Europe forever.This was not the Middle Ages of peaceful monasteries and quiet villages. This was three hundred years of steel, fire, and transformation - the age when the map of Europe was redrawn in blood, and the foundations of modern nations were laid in the ruins of the old world.Vikings, Steppes and Steel takes you inside this extraordinary century of upheaval. Meet the Viking jarls who terrorized the coasts of England and France, then settled, converted, and became the ancestors of kings. Follow the Magyar warlords whose raids reached as far as Spain - until a single battle ended their dominance forever. Witness the birth of Normandy, and the fateful decision that would lead to the conquest of England in 1066.Discover: - The real Vikings - not the Hollywood myth, but the traders, explorers, and settlers who reached North America 500 years before Columbus- How a band of Norse adventurers became the rulers of Normandy - and then conquered England- The Magyar invasions that terrorized Europe for 50 years - and the one battle that stopped them- How the Christian Church transformed into the most powerful institution in the western world- The world standing on the eve of the CrusadesGripping, authoritative, and impossible to put down - this is medieval history as it deserves to be told.Book Two of The Medieval Saga - an 8-volume journey through the most dramatic centuries in human history.

Pagina's: 290, Paperback, Independently published