The viking age

THE VIKING AGE (ca 800-1050), generic term for a period when traders, warriors, emigrants and discoverers from southern Scandinavia spread to the coasts of England and France, through Eastern Europe to Constantinople, and westwards to Iceland, Greenland and North America. NORWEGIAN HERITAGE is a series of illustrated books about our most important and best-known national icons. The respective titles introduce major personalities from the worlds of art and literature, science and sports, but also the many natural wonders of the country, as well as significant historical periods and cultural expressions. Each book offers an updated introduction to readers who wish to familiarize themselves with a given subject. For a full list of the series' titles, see www.norwegian-heritage.no

Robert Ferguson

Robert Ferguson er født i 1948 og vokste opp i Nord-England. Han studerte skandinavisk litteratur ved University College i London, og spesialiserte seg etter hvert i norsk. I 1983 kom han til Norge.

Med biografiene om Knut Hamsun (1987) Henry Miller (1991) og Henrik Ibsen (1996) har han skaffet seg et ry som en litteraturkjenner av betydelig format. Han har også skrevet sine egne skuespill og romaner og to ganger vunnet the BBC/Methuen Award for Best Radio Drama.