Marianne Whiting is a Swedish-born, Leicestershire-based writer with a love of the Lake District and the Cumbrian mountains who grew up on stories about Vikings, their daring raids and brave deeds, but also their lives as farmers, traders and explorers. She is particularly interested in the status of women in Viking society and how it changed with the spread of Christianity. Marianne, a writer of historical fiction and poetry, has previously written Modern Knights Don’t Wear Armour.
