Neil S. Price

What a great book that covers the comprehensive history of Vikings. Some parts I'm not going to be were really dense. But some great information inside. There's bound to be something that will appeal to everyone. I appreciated that the author Neil Price took the time to explain that most knowledge we have of the Vikings came from their enemies like England and France. The author is an archeologist who has studied Vikings for twenty years and it’s easy to see he knows what he’s talking about. He does of course talk about Norse mythology and how that tied into their way of life as well and how brutal and savage the Vikings really well.… (plus d'informations)

What a great book that covers the comprehensive history of Vikings. Some parts I'm not going to be were really dense. But some great information inside. There's bound to be something that will appeal to everyone. I appreciated that the author Neil Price took the time to explain that most knowledge we have of the Vikings came from their enemies like England and France. The author is an archeologist who has studied Vikings for twenty years and it’s easy to see he knows what he’s talking about. He does of course talk about Norse mythology and how that tied into their way of life as well and how brutal and savage the Vikings really well.… (plus d'informations)

I really enjoyed how the author used myth to start and end this book. That was very well done. The rest of the book is certainly comprehensive, which it may have to be for the subject, but read at times like a textbook and bored me. I suppose you could say it was filled with too much information for my tastes. I will say that I did enjoy the author’s dry wit in places and some of the stories he related were interesting. Yet while I’m glad I read this to learn more about the Vikings than I ever cared to, I doubt I’ll ever read this again.… (plus d'informations)

I really enjoyed how the author used myth to start and end this book. That was very well done. The rest of the book is certainly comprehensive, which it may have to be for the subject, but read at times like a textbook and bored me. I suppose you could say it was filled with too much information for my tastes. I will say that I did enjoy the author’s dry wit in places and some of the stories he related were interesting. Yet while I’m glad I read this to learn more about the Vikings than I ever cared to, I doubt I’ll ever read this again.… (plus d'informations)