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Historical person

Leif Erikson

972–1020

Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer associated with the first known European settlement in North America. The Icelandic sagas describe voyages from Greenland to Vinland around the year 1000, though details of leadership and routes differ between traditions.

Griff Hosker’s Blood on the Blade places Leif Erikson within a narrative shaped by court politics and dynastic power and family, marriage and personal loyalty. Griff Hosker’s Norse Warrior places Leif Erikson within a narrative shaped by court politics and dynastic power. Other novels featuring Leif Erikson include Griff Hosker’s Viking Slave, Griff Hosker’s Across the Seas, Griff Hosker’s Dragon Rock, Griff Hosker’s Erik the Navigator, and Griff Hosker’s Erik’s Clan.

Series

Series featuring Leif Erikson (3 series)

Dragonheart in Order

by Griff Hosker 22 books 4.5

Dragonheart is a long Viking saga centred on Jarl Dragon Heart, his kin and his warrior band. The books move through raiding, revenge, settlement, family succession and conflict across the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man, Saxon England, Norway and wider Viking routes. The sequence is less a…

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Norseman in Order

by Griff Hosker 3 books 4.5

Norseman is a compact Viking adventure sequence about raids, revenge and sea-borne power. The books use the North Atlantic and Scandinavian world as a setting for warrior identity, family vengeance and the search for land, wealth and reputation.

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New World in Order

by Griff Hosker 7 books 4.5

New World is a Viking exploration saga about Norse movement across the Atlantic. The sequence follows seafarers, settlers and raiders as they leave familiar waters for Greenland, Vinland and the edge of the known world. It is built around navigation, kinship, survival and the unstable relationship between discovery…

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