I am exploring my ancestry and discovered I have Scandinavian in my background so I started exploring Norse culture. This book was a great start. It was thoroughly researched and explained a lot about Viking culture. I met the author at an Irish festival where he was autographing his book. He and I chatted about Norse history and about his book. Fascinating gentleman and a fun saga to read. Blood, battles, romance. He covers it all. The story follows Magnus from his home in Scandinavia to his journey to North America and the Niagara Falls. Great read for cold winter nights.