Wulf the Saxon Culture Summary

In the book Wulf the Saxon the culture was completely different than today. Most of the setting in the book surrounded this one big battle between the Saxons and the Normans. You could definitely tell that there was some tension between each other. Obviously, they didn’t have cars, and cell phones, or anything of that sort during that time. They had to write letters and wait much longer to receive a message unlike now where we send a text to someone and they get it right away. They had to ride by horse or just walk, but now we have cars that transport us to the places we want to go much quicker. So unlike now, the people back then weren’t just handed these technological things that would make their lives easier. Instead of driving to the grocery store they had to grow their own food. But, if you were wealthy that was a different story. Back then, there was an obvious difference between the people that were poor and the people that were wealthy. In the book, sometimes it took place in a castle or with wealthy people and you can tell that they got given everything rather easily compared to the people outside of their circle.

During the time that this book took place the wealthy people were all about their status. There was an Earl, Thane, and of course the King. They took their places very seriously.  When they were given a job they knew when to get it done and how to get it done, especially when they would prepare for battle.

Wulf was the main character in the story and he played a great part. He was courageous and independent. He seemed to me that he was very helpful and well prepared for anything. Even when they were in the middle of a shipwreck, he still pulled it together. With any battle in that time of history they were very gruesome. Lots of people would get killed and there was even a main character in the story that died during the battle. During this fighting fiasco people would try to of course kill King Harold. Many tried but died before they could. That shows how much people risked their lives over something they believe should be done.

The tension between the Saxon and Normans were very obvious. They just wanted each other out of the way. And that’s understandable knowing that they are two different cultures that believe in diverse things. The one thing that I found interesting in Wulf the Saxon is how the author pulled different historical aspects that were nonfiction and created a fictional story at the same time. Even though he did that he still kept the culture and historical facts accurate.