The Edge of the WorldA magnetic book on the North Sea brimming with rollicking adventures, vivid characters and witty observations Between the fall of Rome and the dawn of the Enlightenment, northern Europe went from barbaric outpost to being the centre of everything, building the world we know. We have ignored its impact, but the reason is the North Sea boats carried food and raw materials but also new ideas and information. Seafarers raided and killed but also settled