Meet a Medieval Warrior-Girl: Nicola Griffith's "Hild"

To the Best of Our Knowledge | Apr 11, 2015
Nicola Griffith set her award-winning historical novel, "Hild," in seventh-century Britain. It's based on the real life of the fierce young girl who eventually became one of the most powerful women of her day -- St. Hilda of Whitby.

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