Hammer of the Gods
King Olaf's Viking Conquest
$36.44
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Weaving together Norse sagas and Anglo-Saxon chronicles to vividly depict the violence and spectacle of the Viking age, Don Hollway brings the legendary Olaf Tryggvason to life.
Hammer of the Gods tells the extraordinary saga of Olaf Tryggvason – warlord, wanderer, king, and crusader – whose life rivals the most legendary figures of Viking lore. Born in exile and hunted from birth, Olaf survived slavery, betrayal, and shipwreck to become a fearsome warrior ac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472871589 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472871588 |
| Author: | Don Hollway |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 158mm x 44mm |
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Critics Review
“A modern retelling of the Nordic saga of King Olaf Tryggvason that’s as fast, efficient and versatile as a Viking longship…highly readable…” –Military Heritage Magazine
About The Author
Don Hollway
Don Hollway is an author and historian. His first book, The Last Viking, is a gripping history of King Harald Hardrada which was acclaimed by bestselling author Stephen Harding, by Carl Gnam of Military Heritage magazine and by Michael Dirda in The Washington Post. He is also a classical rapier fencer. His Battle for the Island Kingdom (Osprey, 2023) was shortlisted in the Military History Matters 2024 book awards. He lives in Pennsylvania.
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