By the middle of the 11th century, the Viking forces began to decline sharply. The last major “sea king,” the Norwegian Harald the Severe, decided on a desperate military adventure. Before that, over the course of forty years of fighting, he won a lot of victories. Duke William of Normandy also rarely lost, as did King Harold of England. It was these three strong people who were destined to close the Viking fan and hand it over to history, which was preparing new trials for the countries of Europe, Africa and Asia. In the novel by the modern Russian writer Alexander Toroptsev, written specifically for the “Vikings” series, the Viking era is interpreted in a new way , their significance in world history and the history of the North...