A History of the Vikings

This book is an hard slog . It's deep heavy and not for beginners. However it's full of information and worth buying just as an index book.

Hi - very thorough- heavy reading

As advertised

Well written and informative with a peppering of wit.A great read if you want to go a few levels higher than your basic viking book, but don't have time to do a degree in Viking studies.

Comprehensive and I'm told the best Viking History book the gift recipient has read so far. Good value for money.

Warning - despite the first (glowing) review of this book this is not an easy read. Its a scholarly and rather academic book - not a straight chronological narrative history written to be popular and easily digested. There are lots of footnotes and direct quotes from original sources that make things rather "heavy". Some of the chapters describe events in sequence but others side track into social descriptions of life in Scandinavia. But don't be put off if you are seriously into the Vikings and the politics.

fascinating read with lots of relevance to the history of Northern and Western Europe. It was a pleasant read during my last holiday.

This book was bought as a present for Xmas. Very good read. And informative. Arrive in excellently packaged