Focuses on the career of Sverri Sigurdsson who rose from humble
origins and early training to be a priest to win the crown of Norway
after a successful rebellion against an apparently popular king. One of
those historical figures who life reads more like a novel than real
life, at least in part because many of the details come from a saga
that he probably just about co-authored! Also looks at the impact of
the Black Death on warfare, in particular the Hundred Years, which was
in its early stages at the time
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