Robert Graham Low (8 July 1949 – 31 May 2021) was a Scottish journalist and writer of

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...

. His ''Oathsworn'' series of novels were set in the

Viking Age The Viking Age (about ) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Viking Age applies not only to their ...

Biography

Low was

war correspondent A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war, war zone. War correspondence stands as one of journalism's most important and impactful forms. War correspondents operate in the most conflict-ridden parts of the wor ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and several other locations, including

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, and

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

, until "common-sense, age and the concerns of iswife and daughter prevailed". He wrote novels full-time and was a historical reenactor performing with the UK-based group, The Vikings.

Books

''Oathsworn'' Series

#''The Whale Road'' (2007) #''The Wolf Sea'' (2008) #''The White Raven'' (2009) #''The Prow Beast'' (2010) #''Crowbone'' (2012) #''The Untold Tales of Little Crowbone'' (2012, short e-book only)

''Kingdom'' Series

#''The Lion Wakes'' (2011) #''The Lion at Bay'' (2012) #''The Lion Rampant'' (2013)

Brothers of the Sands

#''Beasts Beyond The Wall'' (2019) #''The Red Serpent'' (2019) #''Beasts From The Dark'' (2020)

Border Reivers

#''A Dish of Spurs'' (2020) #''Burning the Water'' (2020) #''Shake Loose the Border'' (2021)

References

External links

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Biography at FantasticFiction
{{DEFAULTSORT:Low, Robert Scottish historical novelists 1952 births 2021 deaths Scottish journalists Scottish novelists Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages