The Hammer and the Cross by John Holm &…

The Hammer and the Cross (edition 1994)

by John Holm & Harry Harrison (Author), John Holm (Author), Harry Harrison (Author), Harry Harrison & John Holm (Copyright Holder)

Series: The Hammer and the Cross (book 1)

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A fantasy adventure set in the 9th century. With plans under way for a Christian crusade against the pagan Viking lords of England, an English boy finds himself a pawn between those Vikings who would live in peace and those who seek only war.

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Member:	dragonasbreath
Title:	The Hammer and the Cross
Authors:	John Holm & Harry Harrison (Author)
Other authors:	John Holm (Author), Harry Harrison (Author), Harry Harrison & John Holm (Copyright Holder)
Info:	Tor (1994),
Collections:	Your library, SciFi/Fantasy, Military, Myth, Legend, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Religion
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Tags:	Religion, War, Historical Fiction, Christianity, Norse, Odin, Christ

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HanJie | Jun 27, 2019 |

I had to put this book down. I read about 150 pages but the book did not really engage my interest. I thought it was an alternate history book but it was more fantasy than alternate history and the injection of religion is not something I like to read in general.

I gave it 3 stars though as it is not badly written and someone who likes fantasy, lots of short fighting scenes and viking myth might like this book.

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Lynxear | Nov 18, 2017 |

An enjoyable read with some interesting characters in it. All-in-all I enjoyed this book though there was little that really stood out for me. Particularly enjoyed the engagement with the Norse mythology, didn't enjoy the mixture of religion and empiricism. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Harry Harrison	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Holm, John	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
D'Achille, Gino	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Warriors of the Way by Harry Harrison

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Italia Award (Winner – International Work – 1997)

Sidewise Award (Finalist – Long Form – 1996)

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The Hammer and the Cross

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The Hammer and the Cross

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Die Söhne des Wanderers

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Eoforwich, North Yorkshire, England, UK (Anglian name for York)

Jóvrvík (Danelaw)

York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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Epigraph

Qui credit in Filium, habet vitam aeternam:
qui autem incredulus est Filio,
non videbit vitam, sed ira Dei manet super eum.

He that believeth on the Son hath everylasting life:
and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life:
but the wrath of God Abideth on him.

~ JOhn 3:36

Angusta est domus: utrosque tener non poterit. Non vult rex celestis cum paganis et perditis nonintenus regibus caelis, ille paganus perditus plangit in inferno.

The house is narrow: it cannot hold both. The king of heaven has no wish to have fellowship with damned and heathen so-called kings; for the one eternal king reigns in Heaven, the other damned heathen groans in Hell.
~Alcuin, deacon of York, 797AD

Gravissima calamitas umquam supra Occidentem accidens erat religo Christiana

The greatest disaster ever to befall the West was Christianity
~ Gore Vidal, 1987AD

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Anthony, Piers

Pohl, Frederik

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A fantasy adventure set in the 9th century. With plans under way for a Christian crusade against the pagan Viking lords of England, an English boy finds himself a pawn between those Vikings who would live in peace and those who seek only war.

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