![]() ![]() That being so, he didn't annoy me quite so much as Mr. The only thing I liked about him is that unlike his fellow Vikings, he isn't a rapist. I never found the protagonist Ogier sympathetic, and the efforts of the author to make him seem a great leader by having so many other characters (even the 'Einar' character Hastings) proclaim him one fell flat with me. The rivalry suddenly falls flat when Hastings at the end loses any interest in Morganna. I thought that the author missed an opportunity in not developing the Hastings character more. It's also loosely plotted, full of detours that do nothing to further the main plot, with histrionics and wooden, unsympathetic characters the order of the day. Unlike many of the other readers on here, I thought that it was badly written with all that purple prose. I think I'll stick the the film versions in future they're more enjoyable pieces of swashbuckling nonsense. Obviously, it helps if you enjoy 'sweeping epics' full of macho values. Many of the readers seem to be really impressed with it. Obviously, Kirk Douglas was struck with it, and had his script writer turn it into an enjoyable epic. ![]() The researach was impressive, particularly given how difficult it must have been to unearth all the obscure aspects of Viking culture before the invention of the internet (I often think the same about Harrison Ainsworth, another sensationalist writer). Sadly, I can't say much that is positive about this book. Two and a half stars, which will show up as three, because I'm a generous marker. ![]()
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