Saxon: The Book of Dreams (Saxon 1) (43 page)

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Charlemagne’s unusual family arrangements have attracted scholarly comment. He kept his numerous daughters close to him. There were at least eight legitimate princesses,
and an unknown number by other women. One of them had for her partner an unnamed courtier who wrote verse. Over the years the animals in Charlemagne’s zoo included a lion, peacocks, bears and
an elephant . . . of which more will be written in the next volume of Sigwulf’s adventures.

T
IM
S
EVERIN
, explorer, film-maker and lecturer, has made many expeditions, from crossing the Atlantic in a medieval leather boat
to going out in search of Moby Dick and Robinson Crusoe. He has written books about all of them. He has won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, the Book of the Sea Award, a Christopher Prize, and
the literary medal of the
Academie de la Marine
. He made his historical fiction debut with the hugely successful Viking series.
The Book of Dreams
is the first in the new Saxon
series.

Also by Tim Severin

NON-FICTION

The Brendan Voyage

The Sindbad Voyage

The Jason Voyage

The Ulysses Voyage

Crusader

In Search of Genghis Khan

The China Voyage

The Spice Island Voyage

In Search of Moby Dick

Seeking Robinson Crusoe

FICTION

Viking: Odinn’s Child

Viking: Sworn Brother

Viking: King’s Man

Corsair

Buccaneer

Sea Robber

First published 2012 by Macmillan

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