God’s Hammer

Från the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a stunning new perspective on the medieval world.‘Surprising, original and compelling’ RORY STEWARTForward! Forward! Men of Christ, men of the Cross, men of the King!When we think of the Crusades, the image is usually squarely medieval: an era of pageantry, knights, castles and cathedrals. An age of violence, certainly, but one glossed with faith, chivalry and Christian derring-do.When we think of the Vikings, we most often see barbarism and pagan m