The Far-Farers: A Journey from Viking Iceland to Crusader Jerusalem by Victoria Clark

Just before the year 1000 a young Viking named Thorvald the Far-farer turned his back on the pagan gods of his fathers to preach the Christian gospel, travelling to Jerusalem, the golden heart of all medieval world maps. A thousand years later Victoria Clark retraces his epic voyage to discover how the dramatic events of Thorvald's Europe still resonate today. This is a compelling, highly acclaimed blend of history and travel, in the manner of William Dalrymple's bestselling 'From the Holy Mountain. ' 'Deeply engaging... The author's great sensitivity shines as brightly as ever it did in 'Why Angels Fall'' 'Independent on Sunday' 'She writes books whose ambition and impressiveness must leave most of her journalist friends ill with envy' 'Financial Times ' 'Entertaining, instructive and relevant' 'Sunday Times' Book of the Week 'I read every word of it, and went back over some of the chapters and read them again for sheer pleasure. A triumph' John Cornwell, author of 'Hitler's Pope'. This 2003 Pan Books Paperback is in good condition. Faded towards spine.

ISBN: 9780330489768 SKU: 1583502 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1583502
Location: History