Book
Viking’s Sunset
First published 1960
Harald has reached middle age and built a settled life, but the raid of Haakon Redeye destroys the security he believed he had earned. He and Giant Grummoch pursue the attackers, only for storms and navigational uncertainty to carry them beyond familiar seas towards Greenland and still farther west.
The final Viking Saga novel turns vengeance into an encounter with the limits of exploration. Harald meets communities whose strength and customs challenge Norse assumptions, while illness, age and distance make return increasingly uncertain. The voyage closes his life story with a harsher understanding of courage: not conquest, but endurance in a world too large to be mastered.
More from this period
5 more top-rated novels about Norse Exploration of the North Atlantic
Ranked by rating and voting volume; books already shown on this page are omitted.
More from this period
3 more top-rated novels about Norse Greenland and Vinland
Ranked by rating and voting volume; books already shown on this page are omitted.
More by the author
Other books by Henry Treece
Discover more
Authors similar to Henry Treece
Recommended from shared genres and periods.
Rosemary Sutcliff
38 books
Cecelia Holland
20 books
Gillian Bradshaw
20 books
H. Rider Haggard
55 books
Giles Kristian
10 books