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Viking Warrior (The Strongbow Saga #1)

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He's the son of a chieftain and a princess--yet Halfdan was born a slave.

Now he is becoming a man and it is time for him to meet his destiny.

Though raised a slave who could only dream of freedom, young Halfdan's fate may be about to change. If freed, he may train as a Viking warrior, and come to know the glories of true brotherhood and the horrors of unspeakable evil. In t...more

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Published June 1st 2007 by Harper Teen (first published June 1st 2006)

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Feb 13, 2009 Trish rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is Sarah's latest series. She borrowed the book from the school library and passed it along to me after she read it. She's almost done with the second book now and tells me that I will want to read it, too.

I found that I understood a lot of the terms and the reasoning behind the Viking way of life because of the first Nancy Farmer book I read recently. In comparison, this one is less poetic and less fanciful, but the similarities confirm the truth and realistic qualities of the story. The c...more This is Sarah's latest series. She borrowed the book from the school library and passed it along to me after she read it. She's almost done with the second book now and tells me that I will want to read it, too.

I found that I understood a lot of the terms and the reasoning behind the Viking way of life because of the first Nancy Farmer book I read recently. In comparison, this one is less poetic and less fanciful, but the similarities confirm the truth and realistic qualities of the story. The character, however, is not someone who was taken as a slave, but one who was born to the slave of a great chieftain. It was a fresh perspective and I enjoyed walking in this character's shoes. I was actually shaking during the last 100 pages (the margins on this book are huge, so 100 pages is not really a whole lot - I read them during one of Zoe's feedings last night). You can guess what's going to happen, and you know that the hero will prevail somehow, but the story still grabs you as it unfolds.

Perhaps because of my recent conversation with my mom, I noticed the religious undertones and felt I had to speak with Sarah about it to see how she was taking it. My mother had said that she felt my daughter read too much fantasy and that the mind of a child would not be able to distinguish real life from fantasy. At first, I was indignant... "Mom, she's reading about dragons... she knows they're not real." Then I became thoughtful for days. Sometimes I dislike the influence my mother has over me... she can manipulate me with a word. And even though I know that, I still sometimes feel powerless before it. At any rate, I decided to be objective. The more I have taken her views into consideration, the more I know that they are unfounded because she is working from her own set of values which are very different than mine. She doesn't know my daughter as well as I do. I feel strongly that our religious teachings for our children are an anchor and ground our children into the truthfulness of our existence. I appreciate my mother's honesty, however, because I don't want to assume that my perception of my daughter's reality is the same as how it really is for her.

When I spoke to Sarah about it, we had a good conversation about the natural man. The Vikings were all about passions and emotions and acting on them, so their gods reflected that. To see a "White Christ" forgive and be kind was the equivalent of weakness in their eyes. I confirmed with her that there was definitely more power in forgiveness and being kind than the status of killing four people for their insults or intended humiliation. I found out that she felt the same as I did... that it was interesting to read someone's different perspective on religion, but she was not in any way swayed from her beliefs.

I know that has she grows there will be challenges to her faith and understanding of life. I hope that there will be so that she can choose firmly what she will hold on to. I would not want her to live our way of life just because we tell her to. (less)

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I have not rated this book as I think it would be unfair to rate it based on my opinion as it is suitable for a much different audience than me. It is categorized as a young adult book, but it is a far more boyish young adult than many teen books. I decided to read it as I have a professional interest in the Viking period, and the depiction of Viking life was indeed well done. I was engaged for about half the book thinking it was evolving into something more complex, but it turned into a boys' a...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Alan rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Norse, like most Medieval societies, were heavily stratified, but not entirely inflexible. Slavery endured longer in the lands of the north, having given way to serfdom much centuries earlier in the Christian kingdoms of Western Europe. Furthermore, the Vikings developed a thriving slave trade. Slavery was not intensive as in Sparta or the Antebellum American South, but slaves were a tradeable commodity. Viking raids took Irish, Saxon and Frankish slaves to work farmsteads in Iceland, Norwa...more The Norse, like most Medieval societies, were heavily stratified, but not entirely inflexible. Slavery endured longer in the lands of the north, having given way to serfdom much centuries earlier in the Christian kingdoms of Western Europe. Furthermore, the Vikings developed a thriving slave trade. Slavery was not intensive as in Sparta or the Antebellum American South, but slaves were a tradeable commodity. Viking raids took Irish, Saxon and Frankish slaves to work farmsteads in Iceland, Norway and Denmark and on to eastern markets in Baghdad and Constantinople. The Viking sagas give a detailed look at the workings of Norse society, including the role of slaves. However, with few exceptions, slaves in the sagas are depicted as dumb, cowardly and untrustworthy. Such would be the opinion of the warrior elite whose perspective dominates the sagas. After all, with such low qualities thought the masters, the slaves then deserve their lot in life.
Viking Warrior is the story of Halfdan, the thrall son of a slave and her Viking master. A teenager by our standards, but a man in what was harsher times. Halfdan's rise to freedom is both plausible and tragic, and Roberts' deserves credit for depicting numerous details of the Norse underclass' daily life. Of course, one of the requirements (cliches) of the hero's journey tale is that the hero must be of low origins until his potential greatness is recognized by someone with power to elevate the protagonist's status. So, Halfdan does not long remain a slave, but retains the worldview of one who had been rejected by elite society.
Roberts keeps the pace brisk writing with a modern voice rather than the faux-saga style employed by many of the modern authors of Viking fiction. and soon introduces the villain that will bring tragedy to hisnewly fortunate life. The villain is brutal and merciless, but ultimately colorless. For a four book series, new and better written antagonists is a must for one to keep coming back.
The Strongbow Saga has potential and I will pickup at least one more volume. The nuanced point of view and interesting origin of the hero overcomes the plot's reliance on heroic cliches.(less)

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Feb 08, 2012 Andrew rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is one of those rare books that I only kind of liked but at the same time am eagerly awaiting the chance to read more books in the series. This is due to the fact that, as a 280 page book, the plot only really gets going during the last 80 pages, but those last 80 pages are intense and well written and do a great job of making you want to pick up the next book in the series to see what happens next. Unfortunately the first 200 pages prior to that, while interesting, seemed to plod along a b...more This is one of those rare books that I only kind of liked but at the same time am eagerly awaiting the chance to read more books in the series. This is due to the fact that, as a 280 page book, the plot only really gets going during the last 80 pages, but those last 80 pages are intense and well written and do a great job of making you want to pick up the next book in the series to see what happens next. Unfortunately the first 200 pages prior to that, while interesting, seemed to plod along a bit too deliberately for my tastes. We get lengthy descriptions of Viking society through the eyes of an outsider, Halfdan, whose mother was an Irish Princess who was kidnapped and brought to Denmark, and whose father, Hrorik, was a Viking. Since his mother was a slave of his father Hrorik, Halfdan grew up as a slave as well, and Halfdan is only granted his freedom as the dying wish of his mother after his father had been mortally wounded on a failed raiding mission and is set to be put to death and buried at sea on a funeral pyre along with Halfdan's mother, Deirdre, whom his father had secretly loved more then his actual wife Gunhild. Basically Deirdre agreed to be killed and buried at see with Hrorik in exchange for her son's freedom. So the majority of the book deals with the events leading up to the funeral pyre, and then on Halfdan, newly a free man due to the sacrifice of his mother, learning the ways of Viking society from his half-brother(Hrorik's other son)Herald. This is interesting from a historical perspective but in terms of plot nothing much happens for the first 200 or so pages. Then in the last eighty pages, after the antagonist had been briefly introduced a few chapters earlier, and after Halfdan, Herald and a small party had traveled to visit lands Halfdan had newly inherited from his father, the plot really begins to pick up as the remainder of the book is riveting and action packed and really makes you want to read more. When I had gotten about 2/3rds done with the book I assumed I would merely read this one book all the way through but not go on to read others in the series, but the concluding third really does make you want to find out what happens next. Still, as good as the conclusion is, I do have to acknowledge that the majority of this story is rather slow as it spends most of it's time slowly introducing characters and Viking society, hence my review not being higher then it is. But if you can make it to the end it does become much more interesting and make you want to read further.

Sorry if my review is a bit vague about specifics as to the plot of the book, but I don't want to give too much away for people who haven't read it yet. (less)

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Jan 21, 2012 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

My Review: I must admit, I’ve had a bit of a morbid streak in my literary choices over the past few months. I’ve now gone from modern day warfare to ancient Viking historical novels. Interesting, the twists and turns of my troubled mind… But I won’t pull at that thread now, of course- not while the reading is so good, anyway!

It’s no surprise that Viking Warrior does indeed live up to its name- its many pages are filled with bloody battles, enormous, bear-like men in furs and armor; all of whom...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Karen Ball rated it 4 of 5 stars

Excellent historical fiction with a solid base on what life was like for most people during the time of Viking invasions (before 1000 AD). Lots of action, violence and bloodshed, so if that's not your favorite fare, this may not be for you. For those mature readers (I recommend for 8th grade and up) who can handle that, this is well written with phenomenal character development. Be ready -- Roberts has no problem killing off characters you've come to like.
Book 1: Viking Warrior -- Halfdan is th...more

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Oct 12, 2012 Bobbie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, historical-fiction

Because of the morbid and crass content that this book features many people have given it some-what bad reviews. My twisted mind and I digress however. I love Vikings and when I read a Viking book I don't expect cotton candy fluffiness and pretty princesses. With that aside I really enjoyed Viking Warrior by Judson Roberts.

At the same time I was also left a bit sickened at their lifestyle. I know from studying history that the Vikings are violent and often people who lack morals. Don't read this...more Because of the morbid and crass content that this book features many people have given it some-what bad reviews. My twisted mind and I digress however. I love Vikings and when I read a Viking book I don't expect cotton candy fluffiness and pretty princesses. With that aside I really enjoyed Viking Warrior by Judson Roberts.

At the same time I was also left a bit sickened at their lifestyle. I know from studying history that the Vikings are violent and often people who lack morals. Don't read this book if you have a weak stomach or can't stand subjects like rape and murder. (Content wise I would not recommend it for children younger then fifteen. It all depends on their maturity level and how many video games they have played though)

I know certain friends of mine are probably reading this review and wondering if I really have lost my mind. No, no, I haven't. This book was raw, it was real, and it was gory. I felt like it portrayed the Vikings and their lifestyle quite accurately. Looking at this book through my geekish history loving eyes I learned alot about the Vikings and their beliefs through this story and I couldn't put this action packed story down.

When I first started this book I was expecting yet another story about an ancient legend and prophecy. I think some books just like to prove me wrong because I really enjoyed this story overall. It surprised me in many different ways and was a nice change from all the stories about "the chosen one" that are out there today.

For once I really liked the writing style in a book. It didn't bore me and for a first person point of view it had excellent description. (Something I find lacking in most first person POV books) Despite the morose content that will probably disgust some readers there is hardly any language in this book at all. I tend to be a prude when it comes to that area of things so I was quite happy about that.

Halfdan the main character was so real and turned into such a fascinating character. I won't give away any spoilers-BUT by the end of Viking Warrior I needed more of his story. He had to make some tough choices. Losing the people you love and letting bitterness take over your heart is something most of us can relate to, but the way Viking culture deals with things and just how he lost the people that he loved? Gut wrenching. Everything was just so raw and I wanted to hug him and tell him not to do certain things he did. (Even though I could see why he was doing them.) For someone so young he has been through so much.

I am quite eager to read the rest of this story no matter how morbid it might be. I cannot wait to see how everything plays out so I will be reading the other two books in my spare time. (less)

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Aug 06, 2010 Richard rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

About 6 months ago I started reading Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Series and became hopelessly addicted to Historical Novels set in the Early Mediaeval Period (formerly refereed to as "The Dark Ages"). Having finished all of the Cornwell novels I started to hunt around for something new and found this. Like The Saxon series this book is set in the 9th Century. The difference being that Uhtred, the main character in the Saxon Series, is a Saxon fighting the Danes, and Halfdan, the hero of this bo...more

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Mar 04, 2010 Sara Smith rated it 5 of 5 stars

I started reading this book based on the recommendation of Orson Scott Card. The cover is pretty lame but the book itself is very good. It does not gloss over Viking culture and is quite violent but the main character is likeable and his actions and choices make sense. I devoured the first two books in one night. Lately, I've been a bit bored with many of the YA books I've picked up but this one definitely held my interest. I would recommend it for the older middle schooler to high school studen...more

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Apr 13, 2010 Stacy/GirlsInTheStacks.com rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Excellent book!

A must read! Perfect for those who love adventure reads.

Did I mention that this was an excellent book?

Halfdan was born a slave on the estate of chieftain Hrorik. At fourteen, he knew the toils of hard labor, knew his fate was sealed as a slave, yet he was a dreamer. He dreamed of adventure, of being free and a warrior.

Then one fateful day Halfdan goes from slave to warrior, and in the process he learns his true ide...more

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Jun 25, 2011 Mrs. ReaderPants rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

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Overall Rating: While this book wasn't really for me, I wholeheartedly recommend this one for middle school boys who like lots of action, war scenes, learning about Viking culture.

What I liked: I can remember studying the Vikings for the first time in fourth grade. We had a young student teacher who knew much about Viking culture and passed that along to the 32 eager young minds in Ms. Schiffanelli's class. Viking culture is just plain interesting,...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Curlita rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-with-dylan, 2013

I bought this as a gift for Dylan, which was a little self-serving. :) This is classified as a teen book, and I wasn't really worried about the reading level, since I was reading it with him. What I didn't realize is that the content is definitely teen level.

The main character is Halfdan, whose mother is a slave taken captive during a raid on Ireland. Halfdan's father is the viking warrior Hrorik, who has a legal wife in addition to his master-slave relationship with Halfdan's mother. At two di...more

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Dec 27, 2007 Marga Vr rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: every young reader

Shelves: youngadult, givenaway

Berdina read it and rated it highly It's carefully written with glossary and historical background. Gave it to Stefan

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Feb 06, 2011 Craig rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

The name and cover of this book suggest it to be just a dime-store novel. However, I found the author had done considerable research and put together a stirring saga of the life and exploits of a typical Viking village about 2/3 up the coast of the Island of Jutland (largest of Denmark's islands) at about 845 AD. Local government, customs, living conditions, plunder, slave trading, survival of the strongest, etc. characterize this nordic tale. The plot is well conceived and characters are well d...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Jeremy Poole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Congratulations Judson, I really enjoyed this excellent beginning to the Strongbow Saga (Don’t like that name though).
The book is more of teenage, middle grade book, on the lines of ‘Gladiator’ by Simon Scarrow, and every bit as good.
Our hero Halfdan beats all odds to go from zero to hero, and then some more. This book is well worth a read.
I didn’t give it five stars because I thought the beginning was a little slow, but when it got going it was a real page turner.
This book I hope is the st...more

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Oct 27, 2011 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

While listed as young adult I didn't find this first book in a series to be in any way too juevenile for a serious historical fiction reader. An adventurous tale of Vikings that paints a detailed picture of life in Denmark in the 800AD era. Our hero Halfdan, former slave who becomes a freeman and warrior, is also a crack archer. There begins the adventure. Quite a bit of early Dark Age history here, particularly the Viking wars against the Francs. Book 1 ends with a cliff-hanger that leads immed...more

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Feb 25, 2009 Paul rated it 4 of 5 stars

The story is reasonably well-paced and held my interest. It is written completely from a Norse-man's point of view and ideas of gods and morality. If you're a Christian you have to keep that in mind because it isn't very complementary of the "White Christ." I don't believe the author is trying to offend or dissuade believers, he is simply trying to tell an authentic story. This is very much a young adult to adult book. The violence can be graphic and there is a lot of talk about who's sharing wh...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Nessíma Tavariel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

Point A I'd like to make about this book: I really really liked it. Loved it, even? The characters were real and believable, the story interesting and well paced, the history...well, it was history, and to history nut like myself it was wonderful and very well done.
Which leads to Point B: The somewhat-negative reviews for the nasty content in it. The vikings were, by all accounts, an immoral lot with a taste for bloodshed. This book being a historically accurate portrayal of vikings, you're boun...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Hazel West rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: brothers-in-arms-books, favorites, great-historical-fiction

Thoughts on the Overall Book: I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I love stories about Vikings, and I loved how this one was very accurate. Mr. Roberts did his research on this quite wonderfully. It was not one of the cliché Viking stories where they are portrayed pretty much as ancient pirates, and the extensive historical note in the back, clearly shows all the research that went into this novel to make it accurate, so my hat off to Judson Roberts!

Cover-- Yae or Nay: I really like the pictures fo...more Thoughts on the Overall Book: I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I love stories about Vikings, and I loved how this one was very accurate. Mr. Roberts did his research on this quite wonderfully. It was not one of the cliché Viking stories where they are portrayed pretty much as ancient pirates, and the extensive historical note in the back, clearly shows all the research that went into this novel to make it accurate, so my hat off to Judson Roberts!

Cover-- Yae or Nay: I really like the pictures for these books. The boy looks just how I pictured Halfdan and books with angsty warrior guys on the front of them, always catch my eye, let alone the fact that the title is "Viking Warrior" that's two marks from me.

Characters: I really loved the characters in this. Halfdan was a great main character/narrator. I liked how he was conflicted with his feelings about life in general and the Viking way. It is quite a step to go from thrall to chieftain's son in the course of an evening and his feelings were very real and understandable. I also loved Harald and Sigrid and I loved the brother/sister/brother relationship between the two of them and Halfdan. It was extra lovely because they didn't have to be nice to him at all and yet they took to him as if their social classes hadn't been different all their lives. I also think Toke made a wonderful villain. He's just an evil, hateful person, and surprisingly conniving. In short, a wonderful cast of characters.

Writing Style: The writing has that old feel to it that I love reading when it comes to historical novels, especially ones set during this time period. It wasn't quite up with Rosemary Sutcliff, but it was still good. Halfdan as the narrator in first person really works well for this story, so the reader will, I think, sympathize with him even more since it feels like we are enduring everything with him.

Problems/What bothered me: Nothing really bothered me in this story. It started a but slow with all the stories and stuff that everyone was telling, but it's not so slow that you won't want to read on, and when you do, the story picks up and becomes very hard to put down. Besides, this is the kind of book you really have to know the backstory on before you can fully appreciate the plot.

Conclusion: 4 stars. I really enjoyed this book, and am eager to read the rest of the series. It was a good brother story, a good revenge story and it had lots of raw emotions which I usually enjoy in a book because it's a mark of a very good author to be able to pull them off well.

Recommended Audience: Older teens I would say for some content reasons (there's several places where rape is mentioned because that was just what happened) And I think fans of Rosemary Sutcliff or any Historical Fiction lovers would really like these.(less)

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Sep 27, 2010 Lady Knight rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dark-ages, historical-fiction, teen, favorites, northern-europe, france, on-my-shelf-book

I'm really not a huge fan of viking-style books (Rosemary Sutcliffe is the closest I'd ever read before this) but I must admit this was not only the best I've read, but Judson Roberts is going on my list of top ten favorite authors. The story is detailed, complex, intriguing and it feels real. I love fantasy books, don't get me wrong, but this book had all the colour fantasy books do, but with facts and truth to back it up. After reading this book I did some research about when and where it's se...more

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Oct 23, 2009 Carrie rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book somehow reached out & grabbed me & didn't let go. I don't normally pick up historical novels, & I did pick this one up on a whim & didn't put it down until I was finished. I found the writing mostly simple & straightforward but also strong, except for the fact that the main character does seem a bit wooden, though I'm not sure that wasn't intentional. It definitely increased my interest in that time in history, dark though it was. I plan on reading this one again fo...more

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Sep 27, 2011 Allen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I found this book to be an exciting fantasy/fiction book. I expected it to be somewhat more bland than other fantasy novels due to its lack of the more more "fantastical" elements. That being said, the book did turn out to be pretty good, replacing the excitement of magic and monsters with an excellent plot and creativity on the part of the characters.It was a good book. I won't say I'm dying to read the sequel, but the book is pretty good.

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May 08, 2012 Katia rated it 5 of 5 stars

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May 14, 2013 Cookielover rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-years-before-2013

Um, read this for summer reading last year and got a C for the wonderful essay I wrote about because I failed at explaining why I thought the theme was love...
Anyways, I have long forgotten the name of his stepbrother, but I loved him.
The book was okay, I'd read it again, but not exactly my type of book. I think a boy would love it more, though, but we all know about my adoration of love stories.

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Jul 24, 2011 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

Pretty good book about a 15 year old half Irish-Dane boy who has been a slave, but becomes a free man when his mother makes a bargain with the boy's father which involves the freedom of her son. The boy instantly gains a family and a brother he respects. He suddenly looses his brother in a betrayal by their stepmother's trecherous son. The boys swears vengence, and thus begins book 2 in the series.

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Jan 09, 2012 Kat Scoggin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction-historical, own-kindle

The writer is a viking scholar that decided to write a fiction story to bring the historical culture to life. He has a reverence for the society and seeks to defend the culture as having greater depth than the simple barbaric pillaging many think of when they hear the word viking. However, he wars with his own admiration of the culture and his distaste of the slave trade vikings engaged in comes through in the story in a somewhat awkward that challenges the reader's ability to suspend disbelief....more

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Jan 19, 2010 David Mortensen rated it 5 of 5 stars

this book and series is freakin amazing! the world that Judson Roberts Portrays is outstanding! the characters that are so realistic but at the same time so cool! if you are even thinking about this book then i would recommend reading it, another thing that i like about it is that most of the characters were real people in the viking age and they really did some of these things

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Apr 09, 2012 Hannah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Halfdan is a slave, the son of an Irish Princess & a Viking Lord. Halfdan was raised by the Vikings, but he has only ever known the life of a slave. Until the day his father comes back from a raid on deaths door. His father makes a deal with his mother for her to accompany him on his death ship in exchange for making their son a full Viking Lord. Halfdan’s half brother would be the one to teach him the ways of the Viking. The road he follows is a hard one filled with tertiary and war.

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Mar 05, 2009 Terry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, middle-grade-readers, read-aloud-books

Those looking for high-quality historical fiction will devour this book. The author dazzles the reader with his knowledge and, most importantly, he knows his audience and which buttons to push to keep them engaged.

To read our full review, go to The Reading Tub®.

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Sep 28, 2011 Annabelle Amber rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who don't get a bit queasy or don't like vikings

Recommended to Annabelle by: me :)

Nice book. Very gung-ho, but pleasant at times.
Very similar to Ranger's Apprentice (simple but nice books :)
The author made Halfdan a bit 'ooh it's all about me'
as in he described how amazing he was at archery and killing people
and when he killed a big stag from a long way away everyone pretty much
worshipped him.
Nice read if you don't get a bit queasy or don't like vikings
:)

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Fascinated since childhood with the Vikings, and a lover his entire life of captivating stories, Judson Roberts decided in 1999 to attempt to combine these interests and write a novel set within the world of the Vikings. Two years and countless hours of research later, the Strongbow Saga, a historical fiction series for adult and teen readers, was born.

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