The Edge of the World

How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are.

When the Roman Empire retreated, northern Europe was a barbarian outpost at the very edge of everything. Brimming with rollicking adventures, vivid characters and witty observations, this book tells the story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders – and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know today.