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Book review: Echoes of Valhalla – The Afterlife of the Eddas and Sagas by Jón Karl Helgason
What do a wall at the Sorbonne in Paris, the comic book Journey into Mystery #83, and the obscure Swedish 1990s band Bathory have in common? This isn't the start of a bad joke – all three show the fingerprints of the long cultural reach of the Old Norse sagas and eddas.1 year ago — Reviews -
Book review: Women and Weapons in the Viking World - Amazons of the North by Leszek Gardeła
This research project turned book explores the role of women in Viking society, highlighting their involvement in warfare and wielding weapons, which challenges, nay, downright shatters, gender stereotypes both centuries-old and modern.2 years ago — Reviews -
Book review: The Vikings
A solid, if not spectacular, history of the Vikings from acclaimed Danish author, historian, and educator Else Roesdahl.2 years ago — Reviews -
Book review: Beyond the Northlands - Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas
BBC broadcaster and university lecturer Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough follows the Vikings around the world to produce her own entertaining, detailed, and colorful saga.2 years 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...2 years 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.2 years 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.2 years ago — Reviews
