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Book review: Northmen - The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241
John Haywood offers an encyclopedic treatment of Viking history with a solid foundation, though it could benefit from diverging more from the well-trodden academic path.5 days ago — Reviews -
Book review: Gone Viking II - Beyond Boundaries
In the next installment of his brilliant part travel, part adventure exploits, Bill Arnott takes us not only on another jaunt around the world but also through space and time itself...1 week ago — Reviews -
Book review: Viking Britain - An Exploration
A fresh examination by Thomas Williams of the historical phenomenon known as the Viking Age in Britain aims to definitively dispel the centuries-old tendency to romanticize people from Viking societies as nothing more than mindless brawlers and ruthless scavengers.2 weeks ago — Reviews -
Book review: American Vikings - How the Norse sailed into the lands and imaginations of America
Martyn Whittock takes the reader from medieval coastal forays to the storming of the Capitol 1,000 years later.3 weeks ago — Reviews -
Book review: Song of the Vikings - Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
As Norse myths and sagas captivate audiences via Hollywood and Netflix, the man behind them, Snorri Sturluson, remains in the shadows. Nancy Marie Brown shines a light on this "Homer of the North" in a work that's part biography, part saga.1 month ago — Reviews -
Book review: The Vikings - Peoples of the Ancient World
Neil Price and Ben Raffield, two professors at Uppsala University, authored a comprehensive introduction to the age of Vikings, published this July.1 month ago — Reviews -
Book review: The Far Traveler - Voyages of a Viking Woman
In this era of sky-high post-COVID airfare prices, you would be forgiven for never wanting to travel again. Yet, Nancy Marie Brown delves into the early medieval period, where even short journeys were perilous. She recounts the stories of Gudrid, a Norse woman who ventured vast distances.1 month ago — Reviews -
Book review: Gone Viking - A Travel Saga
Bill Arnott whisks readers away on a captivating journey, blending travelogue with history. He guides us through the British Isles, the Nordic territories, the vast Pacific, the chilling Arctic Ocean, and many stops in between, all in search of Viking sites.1 month ago — Reviews -
Book review: The Viking World
Bridging the academic generational gap with older minds and younger ones, The Viking World by Stefan Brink and Neil Price stands as the authoritative work on all (and I mean all) aspects of Viking history and culture.2 months ago — Reviews -
Book review: World of Art - Viking Art
This very Norse edition of the "World of Art" series sees James Graham-Campbell take the reader through a detailed look at the little-known beauty of Viking art.2 months ago — Reviews
