The North Star: A Tale of Norway in the Tenth Century

The "North Star" of this book's title refers to Olaf Tryggevesson, first king of all Norway (995–1000). Ms. Ruffin clearly did her homework on the subject of King Olaf, getting the known facts correct on Olaf's lineage, the murder and overthrow of his father, Olaf's subsequent exile until he was old enough to return, even the fact that the murderous usurper--Earl Haakon--sent an emissary to Ireland to lure him back to Norway under false pretenses... false pretenses which had remarkably beco...