Book description
In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they were in the minority.
Instead,…
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1 author picked Embers of the Hands as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Very engrossing history of the "vikings" that focuses on the regular people and their lives rather than famous lords and ladies. You feel closer to the people of the era reading this book.
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