Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest by G.A. Henty

Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest Reviews

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  Cormacjosh

  This novel was written in 1894 for a juvenile audience, but as I guessed the writing style was far above juvenile literature today. A well written tale, which as far as I can tell is historically accurate; it is an entertaining light read for late summer.
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  Stephen Williams

  An old favorite. Still a good one.
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  Joshua

  Excellent, poignant, and eventful.
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  Rick Davis

  I'm not the biggest Henty fan, but this was one of the better books by him that I've read.
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  Andrew

  The grown man that was reading the book to me refused to alter his voice for the different characters, so I'm very confused about who said what. And half the people were named Harold or William or a name that sounded like Harold or William. But in either case, this is a great read!
  
  Very good historical fiction, and what an interesting and horrible time period! Monarchies were so great. The way siblings spent their entire lives invading each others territories and killing all the peasants. Makes me nostalgic.
  
  What other time period could you have a king that tells a foreign king "sure you can have my country when I die," then that foreign king captures an earl, extorts an oath of allegiance from him after holding him hostage, the hostage earl escapes, the stupid king dies and the earl is elected to be the king of England, then the foreign king convinces the pope to excommunicate the newly elected king because he broke a promise that had been extorted from him on a holy relic, the foreign king builds an army of "religious" mercenaries, invades the country, slaughters everyone, and when it's all said and done!!!!.......Wulf and the other aristocrats are like, "yeah, cool. No hard feelings. These things happen. That's what Kings are supposed to do, you know, invade and kill and conquer. I'll take a Norman wife, no problem. Tut tut."
  
  Makes my American blood boil thinking of these idiots.
  
  
  
  
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  Jade aka MrsTosh

  Thank you to Netgalley and Dragonblade Publishing, Inc. for copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
  
  This is the third book in the MacNaughton Castle Romance series, before I fell in love with the cover and knew I had to read this book, I wasn't aware of the series. But I will probably go back and read them.
  
  Brigid MacNaughton is not your typical highland lass, she is a bit of a tom boy and can use a bow and arrow better than most of the lads. Now she is coming of age her family want to send her to London for a season to 'smooth her rough edges" and make her into a lady suitable for marriage. As much as Brigid doesn’t desire a husband, she plans to treat this trip as an adventure and make the most of it.
  
  Then she meets Frank, Lord Raines who is in London looking for a wife. The pair instantly have a connection and he realised Brigid is the only one for him.
  
  This is a really sweet, love at first sight story. Set in 1820's London. I love reading about the era, and the ball and parties must have been amazing. Both characters are really easy to like, and Frank's sad childhood just makes you root for the pair even more.
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  Phil Syphe

  Although aimed at a younger audience, “Wulf the Saxon” is certainly readable for adults, too.
  
  While the narrative is engaging, it does lack emotion. For example, when a young man loses an arm, he acts no more bothered than if he’d lost a worn-out glove.
  
  Also, you rarely feel what the characters feel during intense moments. They discuss what they’ll do, tell other people what they’ve done, and everyone praises Wulf to the high heavens, but rarely do we sense what anyone’s feeling.
  
  The battle scenes are good in terms of description, though once again, we don’t get inside anyone’s head during a fight; we don’t see it from their perspective whilst it’s happening. They talk about afterwards, but this isn’t the same thing.
  
  So, while it lacks the emotional side of things, this is nonetheless a decent account of a young warrior’s experiences in the build-up to the Battle of Hastings, of the battle itself, and of the aftermath.
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  Brenda

  A bonny pretender and a handsome imposter. Can love overcome a double deception?
  She’s pretending to be someone she’s not.
  Brigid MacNaughton can outshoot any lad in the Highlands with a firearm or bow and easily scare away the most amorous suitor.
  His entire life is based on a lie.
  When the malicious Lord Raines dies, Frank becomes viscount and vows to fill his mother’s last years with joy. He embraces the title and rejoices in his freedom from a tyrant father.
  This is a great book with a mystery and love.
  Aubrey Wynne has written a fabulous novel.
  I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley. This in no way affects my opinion of this book which I read and reviewed voluntarily.
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  Debbie Kolins

  This is an awesome great book. The MacNaughton family are a great family!! Brigid MacNaughton has grown up rough and tumble. She can do everything a man can and sometimes better then a man. Bridgid went to London to be taught the proper way to act in order to attract a husband. Frank grew up with a very cruel heartless father [step father]. Then you have Frank, Lord Raines who learns a secret his mother kept from him. His mother confess' to Frank who his real father is and he is shattered and goes to London to find a wife and find out more about his real father. The first time Brigid and Frank meet there are instant sparks. To find out how this turns out you truly need to read it. I truly loved this book!!
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  Jerimy Stoll

  This was an interesting story about a young Thane living among people who had at one time been enemies. He must learn to balance his temper with his knowledge and aspire to become a great man who is living in a world where it is important to know that your enemies do not always remain your enemies, and your allies can become enemies at any time. I liked this book, and I enjoy reading G.A. Henty's historical fiction novels. He has a flair for throwing our awkward situations that would have been common during the time periods he writes his characters into.
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  Bill Suits

  Very good. The author did a sensational job trying to meld in all the historical data with the story. I'm definitely going to read more by this author. What I liked the most was the part about Wales. But generally I learned a lot of things I did not know about English history. The preface to the book was correct it was important.
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  Piper

  This is a enyoable romance book. Frank and Bridgds chemistry is really well written and everyone around them can see it.
  
  She a lady of London him a man coming to find a wife. As soon as the Sparks seemed to fly. Frank demnouur is what attacker's her. You just root for this pair.
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  Momma

  Good historical fiction about the Battle of Hastings from the Anglo-Saxon point of view. However, we listened on audio book and the narrator seemed to characterize all the characters the same. The kids liked it, but it was just ok for me.
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  Amy Simon

  Excellent book
  
  I really enjoyed how this book portrayed the proud English people, and their struggle against the Normans. I would recommend this book to anyone
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  Dori

  I enjoyed this book. I love GA Henty books it's a great way to learn history through literature.
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  ferretpatrol

  Good book, but it's only 4/5 stars because I feel like the whole time the characters are kind of depressed and downcast.
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  Leila Chandler

  It started out boring, with clumsy and forced dialogue trying to give the historical background. However, it then picked up and became quite a good book.