The Wolf-Poet

The Definitive Life of Egil Skallagrímsson, Sorcerer of the Fjords

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Winston Maddox

Verlag:

Watersgreen House

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36899753

EAN: 9798235304680

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Di, 08.09.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 36.50

Beschreibung

What separates the men who made history from the monsters who survived it. Most historical accounts offer a sanitized, distant glimpse into the Viking Age-a dry list of dates, kings, and longships that treats early Scandinavia like a museum exhibit. But the early medieval world wasn't a collection of relics; it was a brutal, mud-spattered arena where survival demanded equal parts sheer muscle, ruthless cunning, and supernatural conviction. If you are tired of passive historical overviews and want to stand inside the cold air of the Icelandic Althing, smell the damp wool of the shield-wall, and feel the vibration of a battle-axe splitting bone, this book was written specifically for you. The Wolf-Poet. strips away centuries of romanticized myth to deliver the raw, uncompromising biography of Egil Skallagrímsson-the most terrifying, complex, and brilliant figure ever recorded in the Old Norse sagas. Egil was not a polished hero. He was an ugly, towering brute who killed his first man at age seven, cursed kings with carved rune-staves, and buried hoards of silver in the dark hills of Iceland. Yet this same berserker possessed an artistic genius so profound that his poetry could stay an executioner's blade in enemy territory and hold the god Odin accountable for personal tragedy. Through meticulously researched historical context, The Wolf-Poet. walks you step-by-step through Egil's volatile life across Norway, England, and Iceland. You will march alongside Anglo-Saxon mercenaries at the bloody Battle of Brunanburh, decipher the lethal mechanics of Viking curse-poles (níðstangir. ), and sit in the dim, smoke-filled hall of Eric Bloodaxe as Egil composes a death-defying masterpiece in a single night to save his own neck. This is non-fiction written with the pacing of an epic, crafted for the seasoned history buff who demands absolute fidelity to historical sources alongside visceral narrative immersion. Egil Skallagrímsson proved that in the ancient North, the tongue could be far sharper-and far more dangerous-than two-handed steel. He lived as an outlaw, fought as a berserker, ruled as a chieftain, and died a blind old man clutching secrets that remain buried beneath Icelandic soil to this day. When the blood dries and the sagas fade into silence, will you merely read about the past, or will you dare to step into the dark with the wolf.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Winston Maddox

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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