Nigel Tranter 
Lord of the Isles 

By the power of his sword arm, his dragon fleet and his sheerpersonality, Somerled Norse Slayer carved an enduring name for himselfin Scottish legend.Inheriting his father’s shattered thanedom in Argyll in the twelfthcentury, he enlarged it by courage, initiative, military shrewdness anddiplomacy. For decades his navy held the balance of power in thenorthern seas, and it was he who cleared the Vikings out of the Hebrides.Set against the romantically celebrated West Highlands and Western Islesof Scotland, the story of the conquests and courage of this hero king isa living tribute to a renowned legend.A thrilling story of the Scottish Isles in the 12th century by Nigel Tranter, master of Scottish historical fiction.By the power of his sword arm, his dragon fleet and his sheerpersonality, Somerled Norse Slayer carved an enduring name for himselfin Scottish legend.Inheriting his father’s shattered thanedom in Argyll in the twelfthcentury, he enlarged it by courage, initiative, military shrewdness anddiplomacy. For decades his navy held the balance of power in thenorthern seas, and it was he who cleared the Vikings out of the Hebrides.Set against the romantically celebrated West Highlands and Western Islesof Scotland, the story of the conquests and courage of this hero king isa living tribute to a renowned legend.A thrilling story of the Scottish Isles in the 12th century by Nigel Tranter, master of Scottish historical fiction.