by Robert Low · HarperCollins · tapa dura · ISBN 9780007215287
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«The Whale Road» is the historical novel by Robert Low, first instalment of the Oathsworn series, published by HarperCollins in hardback (352 pages, in English).
In snowy Norway, young Orm Rurikson joins the crew of the Viking ship Fjord Elk and the Oathsworn, warriors bound by a brotherhood oath who sell their swords to the highest bidder. The old faith in the Norse gods weakens as the cult of the «White Christ» spreads across Europe; hired as relic hunters, the Oathsworn seek a sword linked to the death of Christ, a mission that leads them towards the cursed treasure of Attila the Hun.
It is the first novel of the Oathsworn series (Oathsworn 1). The action takes place at the end of the 10th century and unfolds from Scotland, through the Baltic, to Istanbul.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and Viking adventures, with a style close to the Norse sagas and authors such as Bernard Cornwell.
Robert Graham Low was a Scottish journalist and writer of historical fiction. His Oathsworn series of novels were set in the Viking Age.
