Ulf Schiewe

Ulf Schiewe

Ulf Schiewe (born October 4, 1947 in Stadtoldendorf ) is a German writer of historical novels.

Life

Ulf Schiewe grew up in Münster , where he attended grammar school. After graduating from high school, he became enthusiastic about the young computer technology and became a programmer. This was followed by years of professional experience in software development in Switzerland, France and Brazil. In 1982, now working in Brussels, he switched from software development to marketing , in various management positions, and then back in Germany from 1986. Today he lives on Lake Starnberg.

In 2005 Ulf Schiewe began writing his debut novel, Der Bastard von Tolosa , which was published by Droemer Knaur in 2009 . Ulf Schiewe now works full-time as a writer.

Awards

• 2014 Silver Homer in the Suspense & Adventure category for The Sword of the Normans , Bronze Homer for The Whore Babylon

Works

The Montalban range

The series begins with The Bastard of Tolosa , the story of a returnees and a veteran of the First Crusade, who awaits bad things again in his southern French homeland before he can finally end his warrior life. This novel from medieval southern France was followed by two more, The Comtessa , about Ermengarde of Narbonne , and The Whore of Babylon , an adventure during the Second Crusade. Although independent stories, they can be summarized in a cycle of novels, because they tell not only important historical events but also the further fortunes of the Provencal family Montalban.

• The bastard of Tolosa , Droemer Knaur, 2009
• The Comtessa , Droemer Knaur, 2011
• The Whore Babylon , Droemer Knaur, 2012

The Norman saga

With the sword of the Normans , the first volume was published in a historical adventure series, which deals with the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily by the Normans. The narrator is the young Norman Gilbert, who follows his master Robert Guiscard de Hauteville to the south and not only witnessed the creation of the Norman Empire, but also actively helped to shape it. There are now four volumes, and more are planned.

• The Norman's Sword , Knaur, 2013
• The Vengeance of the Normans , Knaur, 2014
• The Norman's Oath , Knaur, 2015
• The Storm of the Normans , Knaur, 2016

Ruler of the north

tells the adventurous life of the Viking King Harald Hardrada from the 11th century - his adventures and struggles in Scandinavia , Russia and Constantinople , his wives and his indomitable ambition that allowed him to win the Norwegian throne and finally to England .

• Thors Hammer , Knaur, 2017
• Odin's Blood Ravens , Knaur, 2017
• The final battle , Knaur, 2018

Single track

• Bay of Smugglers , Knaur, 2015. A young Bremen merchant flees to the Caribbean to avoid the debt tower, where he begins a dangerous life as a smuggler.
• Land im Sturm , Lübbe Hardcover, 2018. The story of a family in the storm of times.
• The Assassin , Lübbe Taschenbuch, 2019. Thriller: The assassination attempt in Sarajevo in 1914.
• The Children of Nebra , Lübbe Hardcover, 2020. Novel about the creation of the Nebra Sky Disc.

Web links

• Official website
• Literature by and about Ulf Schiewe in the catalog of the German National Library