# A Norman Conquest retelling “steeped in Viking lore and gore" — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-09-17 14:56 ingested 2026-09-18 02:55

[original source ↗](https://www.semafor.com/article/09/17/2026/a-norman-conquest-retelling-steeped-in-viking-lore-and-gore)

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Nineteen Days in Autumn by Erin Goeres.
With the UK in the throes of “Bayeux fever” — the 200-foot tapestry depicting the buildup to the Norman invasion of England in 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, now on display in Britain — a scholar of Scandinavian studies “exposes the slyly partisan narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry, which frames the Norman Conquest as a morality tale of broken oaths,” The Times wrote.
Goeres’ retelling is “steeped in Viking lore and gore,” and argues that to understand 11th-century England, “you must know its place in the Viking world.” Buy Nineteen Days in Autumn from your local bookstore.
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