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Book review: Harald Fairhair - A Viking Historical Fiction Novel by Ole Åsli and Tony Bakkejord
The man, the myth, and the legend of Harald Fairhair are finally brought to life and fleshed out in this gripping novel that blends fact and fiction.1 year ago — Reviews -
Book review: Gone Viking III - The Holy Grail
Don't call this a (Viking) comeback, but Bill Arnott is back with a historical bang, taking the reader on the "holy grail" trip with the perfect mix of historical fact and fun.2 years 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: Viking Age Iceland
Jesse Byock examines how Iceland, a peaceful and egalitarian proto-democracy free from feudalism, wars, and invasion during the early medieval period, could produce such violent and bloody literature as the famous sagas. This intriguing question forms the essence of his study.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: 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.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: 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 years 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.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
