For the 950th anniversary of 1066, I visited all three battlefields. Here’s Stamford Bridge, where Harold Godwinson destroyed the invading Viking army of Harald Hardrada, 960 years ago this week. The battle also inspired my short story The Bridge Keeper, which imagines the life of the lone Viking who held the bridge against the English army. It appears in the new anthology 1066: Stamford Bridge. Link below 👇👇👇

At the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge, I heard that a descendant of Harald Hardrada would be attending. I had a terrible fear he'd turn out to be a small, weedy accountant. Instead, I met Gunnar Víking Ólafsson. Former bodyguard at the Reykjavik Summit. Grandson of a former Mr Universe. I think Harald would have approved. Ten years later, we're marking the 960th anniversary with the launch of 1066: Stamford Bridge, a new anthology of Viking stories. (link below!) Delighted to be part of it, alongside some wonderful writers. #StamfordBridge #1066 #Vikings #HistoricalFiction amazon.co.uk/Stamford-Bridge…

I can finally talk about this! I've been spending a suspicious amount of time in fourteenth-century England recently, and this is why. I'm writing a story for A Century of Swords, a new historical fiction anthology with a frankly ridiculous line-up of writers from across Europe. More about what I'm writing soon. For now, you can see what we've all got ourselves into here: centuryofswords.net With a stella collection of authors, including: Conn Iggulden, @BenKaneAuthor @GilesKristian @MatthewHarffy @angus_donald @AuthorGibbons @TimHodkinson @manofmercia @AdamPLofthouse @SA_McKay @MichaelJecks @HoskerGriff @tonyriches @GordonDoherty #ACoS #ACenturyofSwords

Delighted to be part of this anthology marking the Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. Some of the finest writers of Viking fiction have come together to tell new stories inspired by the battle that brought the Viking Age in England to its bloody end. @MatthewHarffy @coloursofunison @GilesKristian @angus_donald @TimHodkinson @AuthorGibbons and more! Coming September 2026. #Vikings #1066 #BattleofStamfordBridge