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In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell; the Viking discovery of America.As he records the story, years later, he also considers its effect on the fourth member of the party; a young Norwegian guardsman who went on to become King Harald Hardradi, who died invading England in 1066 ...
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Meadowland, Tom Holt
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- Released
- 2005
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- Title
- Meadowland
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tom Holt
- Publisher
- Little Brown Uk
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 438
- ISBN10
- 0349117411
- ISBN13
- 9780349117416
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from Viking Scandinavia. When the wagon sheds a wheel, he passes the time talking with two veterans, who have a remarkable story to tell; the Viking discovery of America.As he records the story, years later, he also considers its effect on the fourth member of the party; a young Norwegian guardsman who went on to become King Harald Hardradi, who died invading England in 1066 ...