Vikings Sunset - Henry Treece (suggested by John). He goes on three voyages, which between them are representative of the various voyages which were made by the Vikings, and which take place at different stages in his life. Sword at Sunset - Rosemary Sutcliff (suggested by John) Knights Fee - Rosemary Sutcliff. The three novels describe the adventures of Harald Sigurdson, a Norwegian Viking. After a lifetime struggling with the bitter waves, Harald embarks on his last voyage in Vikings Sunset, this time not for gain but to seek vengeance on a blood enemy.
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The Viking Trilogy is a trilogy of juvenile historical novels by Henry Treece. Viking's Dawn, The Road to Miklagard, Viking's Sunset (en). He goes on three voyages, which between them are representative of the various voyages which were made by the Vikings, and which take place at different stages in his life. The three novels describe the adventures of Harald Sigurdson, a Norwegian Viking. Treece wrote several juvenile historical novels, some set during the Viking Age, and this trilogy is regarded as among his best. (I reread them again recently.) The message I took from them is that to isolate ourselves from the generosity or support of friends, colleagues or relatives is to impoverish our lives and to negate the great truth that to live a full life we need each other. the trilogy Vikings Dawn, The Road to Miklagard and Vikings Sunset Man with a Sword. I read these books before I was a teenager and they have stayed with me through the years. HENRY TREECE was born in the West Midlands in December 1911. He is forced to chase a marauding enemy right across the Atlantic. In 'Viking's Sunset' we meet Harald when he is a mature leader of his community with a wife and growing children. In 'The Road to Miklagard' Harald is a maturing warrior who heads for Ireland, but ends up in Byzantium. I have recently reread all three books of this trilogy by Henry Treece and I’ve noticed how Harald repeatedly needed help to survive to manhood. 
I identified with this lad and learned about his world and mine as he struggled to survive in a violent time. ‘Viking’s Dawn’ tells the story of Harald Sigurdson, a boy becoming a man during an adventure from Norway to Scotland and Ireland near the start of the Viking era.
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