Kongenes fall

Torstein Herse is back from his campaign in England and has settled in Jomsborg with Sigrid. But there is discord in the air. One day a messenger arrives from Erling Skjalgsson, the man known as the King of Ryge. Olaf Haraldsson, the youngblood who served under the mighty Torkjell Høye in England, is threatening the old chieftains and petty kings and demanding Norway for his realm. The King of Ryge asks for the support of the Jomsvikings in the fight against the new pretender to the throne. But young Olaf’s audacity knows no bounds. Soon Jomsborg itself will come under attack, and a new warrior will ascend to the chieftain’s throne. Torstein will sail north, now accompanied by his eldest son, and witness great, proud men bowing to Olav the Greedy's might. A rebellion will spring forth where Torstein least expects it – a rebellion that will lay open Olaf’s cruelty and lust for power to the whole world.

This is the fifth book in the Jomsviking series about Torstein and his family. Here, we are taken into the conflicts surrounding Olaf Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf, and are given an insight into a age when Norway went from being a society with a council of chieftains and local autonomy to a monarchy with centralised power. Through Torstein’s eyes, we see the old days and everything he knows to be good and right coming under threat. At the same time, Torstein himself will threaten Olaf right at the heart of his power – because Torstein wants to retake Vingulmork, the region he was promised dominion over before it was robbed from him.

Foreign Sales
Sweden, Lind & Co
The Netherlands, MEULENHOFF BOEKERIJ
Germany, Penguin Random House