As with so many historicals, I really enjoyed this one, with the rich history of a culture that to me has been relativity unknown. The proud vikings and the battles they fought, how well Margaret Moore seems to romanticize them. I really enjoyed these characters, the interactions, even with the occasional lack of verbal language, made it enjoyable. I do sometimes wonder where authors come up with names though. Still, I will eventually read the next one (The Saxon) as it seems to have some of the same group of characters in it that I have enjoyed (and learned to pronounce their names). ( )