![]() Thousands of books have been published about the Vikings - this is one of the very best."- Sunday Times (UK), "Not only a leading authority on the period, Price is also a wonderful writer, by turns philosophical, witty, lyrical and poignant. He may know more about medieval Scandinavia than anyone else alive, and he aims to show us these fascinating people as they saw themselves, not as they were perceived by those on the sharp end of their robbery. ![]() Readers interested in Viking culture should consider this monumental history a must-read."- Publishers Weekly, "As Neil Price shows in his colorful, revelatory new book, we are almost always looking at the Vikings the wrong way around. ![]() Never shirking from the cruelties enacted by the Vikings, Price has a knack for picking up on prosaic details to tell a bold story of a society dramatically different from our own."- Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, History Today, "The breadth and thoroughness of Price's research impresses. "Elegantly conceived, constantly surprising.With clarity and verve, Price examines various aspects of Viking society.An exemplary history that gives a nuanced view of a society long reduced to a few clichés."- Kirkus (starred review), "A wide-ranging and engaging account of the Viking Age. ![]()
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