C.J. Adrien: Author of the award-winning series The Saga of Hasting the Avenger

While his novels focus on the Norse diaspora and early medieval Brittany, C.J. Adrien’s expertise extends across the medieval landscape. He offers regular lectures and courses on topics including:

• Early Medieval Europe & the Vikings: Researching the frontier history, cultural identity, and political evolution of early medieval Europe and the Viking diaspora, with an emphasis on Western France.

• The Hundred Years’ War: Analyzing the social, economic, and political shifts of the late medieval period that led to the nascent national identities in the 14th and 15th centuries.

• The Evolution of Chivalry: Tracking the development of the knightly class from the introduction of the stirrup in Western Europe in the 9th century to the attempts to formalize codes of honor in the High Middle Ages.

C.J. Adrien is committed to historical education through multiple platforms, ensuring that the grit, reality, and lessons of the Middle Ages are accessible to all and pertinent to our modern lives.

• The Vikingology Podcast: Co-hosted with Professor Terri Barnes, this program explores archaeology, Norse mythology, and the latest scholarly debates regarding the Viking Age.

• Medievalists.net: Adrien designs and teaches online courses for the world’s leading medieval history portal, focusing on the Hundred Years’ War, Chivalry, early medieval Brittany, and writing courses on bringing the medieval world to life.

• Guest Lectures: He delivers guest lectures worldwide, providing expert commentary on the Carolingian Empire, Early Medieval Brittany, and the impact of the Viking invasions on European development.