A review by roseleaf24
Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli

4.0

This Newbery Honor book was a surprise! I knew it was historical fiction, but I didn't realize until I started reading that it was about a family from Norway, sometime around 950 A.D. going a-Viking! They attempt to settle in Britain, where they have family along the Dane settlement. A storm diverts them, though, and Jan and Brus, twins, use their twinship and their skills to stay alive and renewal some treachery. I really enjoyed it, though I will admit that my ability to draw the connections between this story and The Last Kingdom was part of my enjoyment. This takes place about a generation after that storyline.