The Hammer And The Cross: A New History Of The Vikings
A European History, Nonfiction, History book. I don't mean to mock the gods, but Freyja seems to me...
A fascinating history of the Viking age and its complex culture and influence The emergence of the Viking age at the end of the eighth century ushered in a new era in the history of Europe, one in which the paganism of the conquering tribes of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark was swept aside by the...
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- Pages: 451 pages
- ISBN: 9780713997880 / 713997885
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I don't mean to mock the gods, but Freyja seems to me a bitch.- Hjalti Skjeggjason Robert Ferguson, The Hammer And The Cross: A New History Of The Vikings //
I made the mistake of listening to the audiobook version of this instead of just reading it, and as a result, I was left confused every now and then since there are so many unfamiliar names. For the parts I was able to keep track of, this was a great introduction to Scandinavian history, and the chapters about the founding of Iceland... I found the reviews of this a bit surprising- I guess it is a bit hard to read at times, with all those names flying around, but given that Ferguson was trying to be a responsible historian, there's not much else he could have done. Viking history has to be seen from the outside, because outsiders were the ones who recorded that history... This was an interesting book. It created connections between concepts I never thought of before, and just plain didn't know about before. Whether those connections are legit is another matter, but it definitely gets you thinking. The author talks about more than just Scandinavia, he talks about almost any aspect of the world the Vikings...
