so far it has Vikings, which makes it awesome.

Good book, it really made history come alive. It is indeed chock full of Vikings and Alfred the Great pops up as a reoccurring character. He also had Crohn's disease, which is no joke. Poor guy. This is one of those periods in England's history which I love reading about, so I really enjoyed it. But oh, those names! Aefelwulf! Uhtrecht! Ubba!