Wulf the Saxon Audio Review!

It's not a wintery snow land in Minnesota and -12 degrees outside... it's 1605 and we're all together in England right along side Wulf the Saxon! Oh, how I LOVE our Monday mornings (my husband has Monday's off) when we snuggle up on the couch and get lost in a world so different then our own! When we transport through time and learn of heroic, honorable and courageous men such as Wulf the Saxon in the amazing Heirloom Audio Productions Wulf the Saxon, which we had the absolute honor of indulging in and reviewing, are the moments where memories are made and I will forever hold onto them!

Always known for and keeping such a high standard of thrilling adventure, professional actors, and engaging script, Heirloom Audio Productions did not disappoint us one bit as we followed the young Wulf from his zeal-filled yet maturity-lacking youth into his respectful and trustworthy adulthood.

Wulf and his friend, Harold the Earl, get shipwrecked in Normandy and this leads to events of anger, revenge, distrust, war, and love. Friendships are made (namely with one Baron De Burg) and so are some enemies. England is in turmoil and being split in two. The impending theme through the story is "Fortunate are the few who marry for love." 

We compare two relationships, one between Edith and William (who becomes king of England) that ends due to the political tension amidst England, and Agnus and Wulf who patiently wait to marry each other and fall in love over the course of the story. We see how much of a blessing it is to marry the one you love, though not all are quite this fortunate.  

In a final, historical battle, England is lost, and some of our main characters along with it. However, we see the faithfulness of Wulf and his companions Osgod and Beorn stand true to their God, their country, and their king until the bitter end. 

Even the youngest listener enjoys listening :)

We use audio books quite often in our home life. Those afternoons when school and chores are done, but dinner isn't, and the noise level is more then I can bear, instead of turning to a mind-numbing television program, I LOVE to turn on audio books such as this one. They are historically rich, build character in my children, allow them to use their imagination, infiltrate their play time with concepts that are new to them, and wet their appetite for biographies and historical fiction!

Other great applications of audio books such as Wulf the Saxon is to listen to it while doing chores such as laundry (which we did while finishing up this one)! Road trips or trips to and from the grocery store become educational and productive when you have Wulf the Saxon in the car to accompany you.  

Here we are snuggled up enjoying Wulf the Saxon

This type of entertainment allows for great conversation. My children and I talked about the differences between an Earl and a Duke in England (something I admittedly didn't know before listening to Wulf the Saxon) as well as arranged marriages and how they were more political then what they're used to. Topics such as self-sacrifical choices, revenge, hate, poicital scrimmages for power and so many more topics could be studied and explained as you listen to this amazing audio adventure.

When we finished Wulf the Saxon as a family, my kids all in unison exclaimed, "Mom! We LOVED that! Can we keep it?! PLEASE!" It makes me so happy and fulfilled to hand my children over to be entertained by such a rich, beneficial audio resource such as Wulf the Saxon by Heirloom Audio Productions!

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