The Vikings were a sea-going people; they had the best boats yet seen in Europe, powered by oar and sail. They crossed the Atlantic, founding a colony in Newfoundland 500 years before Columbus discovered America; they rounded Lapland and sailed up the rivers of Russia; they raided Europe from the Baltic to the Mediterranean. Norsemen sailed around Scotland and down the west coast of Britain as far as the Mersey; they established colonies in northern Scotland and created a Scandinavian kingdom in Ireland. Danes raided the east coast of England, burning and killing, exulting in violence. Nothing stopped the Vikings, not even the northern winter.

These long-haired warriors wore coats of mail, carried hefty battle-axes and long shields. No one had the ships to match them at sea, and when they landed they moved so fast - rounding up all the horses in the neighbourhood - that they could destroy a town, burn a church and slaughter the people before a force could be raised against them. When they were brought to battle, they were often too strong for the motley group of poorly armed peasants who confronted them, and when they were defeated they were back again, stronger than ever, a year or two later. ...

В игре 30 уровней. Интересна она тем, что после прохождения каждого уровня вам дается пароль, позволяющий вернуться к этому уровню снова, если игра на какое-то время была приостановлена. В качестве паролей используются английские слова по бизнес-тематике. Для изучения английского языка будет полезным, если вы посмотрите их русский перевод.

Управление простое - только клавишами-стрелками. Время убивается гарантированно :)

If this old story is true, the Pope's interest in Britain was aroused on that day, and he decided to send a missionary to convert these attractive heathens to Christianity. In 597, St Augustine landed in Kent. After 150 years of silence, England's contact with Rome was restored.

St Augustine landed very near the spot where the Roman legions had waded ashore, but unlike them he came in peace, and with the agreement of the king of Kent. His message was gratefully received: on Christmas Day 10,000 people were baptized at Canterbury, where a Christian church was still standing. ...

Действие романа разворачивается в 1968 году в Англии. Западная Европа (плюс колонии в Северной Америке и Австралазии), хоть номинально и поделена на королевства, фактически находятся под диктатурой Папы. Технический прогресс специально замедляется Церковью. Инквизиция до сих пор существует — в общем, картина невеселая.

Роман, в сущности, представляет из себя сборник рассказов, герои которых иногда связаны друг с другом родственными узами. Действие растянуто на несколько поколений. Стиль - альтернативная история.