The Age of the Vikings
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Summary
A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacy
The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination， but their image is too often distorted by myth。 It is true that they pillaged， looted， and enslaved。 But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore。 The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history。 Drawing on a wealth of written， visual， and archaeological evidence， Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage。 He not only explains the Viking attacks， but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce， politics， discovery， and colonization， and reveals how Viking arts， literature， and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe。 The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society， culture， and legacy of these legendary seafarers。
The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination， but their image is too often distorted by myth。 It is true that they pillaged， looted， and enslaved。 But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore。 The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history。 Drawing on a wealth of written， visual， and archaeological evidence， Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage。 He not only explains the Viking attacks， but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce， politics， discovery， and colonization， and reveals how Viking arts， literature， and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe。 The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society， culture， and legacy of these legendary seafarers。
Reviews
Ann
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This is not a classic history book that starts on a given date and describes events up until another given date。 Rather， it's divided in a set of chapters that touch on particular aspects of the Viking era : violence and warfare， shipbuilding and seafaring， commerce and trade routes。。。 This thematic exploration means that within a single chapter half a dozen events/buildings/archeological finds/chieftains/settlements can be be discussed， spanning several centuries and geographies。 The material d This is not a classic history book that starts on a given date and describes events up until another given date。 Rather， it's divided in a set of chapters that touch on particular aspects of the Viking era : violence and warfare， shipbuilding and seafaring， commerce and trade routes。。。 This thematic exploration means that within a single chapter half a dozen events/buildings/archeological finds/chieftains/settlements can be be discussed， spanning several centuries and geographies。 The material discussed can move in a few lines from the very general （"Vikings were not more violent than Charlemagne"） to very specific descriptions of， say， the nails in a Viking ship， or the bones in a Viking grave， or the exact meaning of a poetic circumlocution in Skaldic poetry。For some readers this jumping around may have been engaging， but to me it was dizzying - I had trouble putting it all together myself and would have appreciated a more orderly approach。 。。。more
Stéphane
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Contenu très riche mais un peu trop académique
Chris
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This book is short but still feels stretched thin。 We just don't know that much about the pre-Christian Scandinavians。 This book is short but still feels stretched thin。 We just don't know that much about the pre-Christian Scandinavians。 。。。more
Michael Hauge
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Anders Winroth's The Age of the Vikings is a colorful and informative illustration of some of the major cultural and political aspects that defined Viking culture。 This book is not a history of the Vikings， but rather an exploration of some key elements of the Viking Age （ships， trade， political economy， Christianization） presented with interesting， but non-exhaustive， names and dates。 Readers seeking a chronological history of Viking battles， settlements， and warlords will be disappointed， but Anders Winroth's The Age of the Vikings is a colorful and informative illustration of some of the major cultural and political aspects that defined Viking culture。 This book is not a history of the Vikings， but rather an exploration of some key elements of the Viking Age （ships， trade， political economy， Christianization） presented with interesting， but non-exhaustive， names and dates。 Readers seeking a chronological history of Viking battles， settlements， and warlords will be disappointed， but those who come to the book with basic background knowledge will find it engaging and eye-opening， particularly in its complication or refutation of common misconceptions （even among scholars） regarding Viking behavior and practices。 Winroth does an excellent job of characterizing the Viking Age without relying on specific domains or rulers， which leads to a convincing argument for when and how each of these elements was Europeanized， marking the end of the Age of the Vikings。 。。。more
Louis
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Excellent entry to a very broad subject。
Soukyan Blackwood
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all reviews in one place: night mode reading ; skaitom nakties rezimuAbout the Book: Book ranges all through what author calls Viking Age， as far as it can be traced， and in good detail， comparing stories， myths， tales， and what found evidence there is， paints a picture of how they came to be such a prominent force; what they gave to world， what they took from it， and what’s left of it all today。My Opinion: This is pretty good， a fairly wide take on the topic， from farming to traditions， all reviews in one place: night mode reading ; skaitom nakties rezimuAbout the Book: Book ranges all through what author calls Viking Age， as far as it can be traced， and in good detail， comparing stories， myths， tales， and what found evidence there is， paints a picture of how they came to be such a prominent force; what they gave to world， what they took from it， and what’s left of it all today。My Opinion: This is pretty good， a fairly wide take on the topic， from farming to traditions， to values， to runes， to decor。 Interesting and easy read。 。。。more
Jenna Limbach
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I wouldn't say this is a good book for an introduction into Viking history but it was still fascinating。 I wouldn't say this is a good book for an introduction into Viking history but it was still fascinating。 。。。more
Piggyogre
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专业而严谨。但因为采用了非编年体的结构，比较不适合入门读者阅读。而部分内容，尤其是那些细致分析古北欧语诗歌的语法、韵脚和隐喻的章节，会让非专业读者显得非常无助。关于维京时代落幕的缘由，却阐述得相当简洁利落：“当斯堪的纳维亚人成为国王的臣民和普世教会的信徒时，他们便不再是维京人了。”
Arran Douglas
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This book is part of my reading for uni so not necessarily chosen for enjoyment。 That being said it was an extremely interesting summary of Viking history and provided a new perspective on many aspects of Viking Age Scandinavian culture。 Would absolutely recommend to anyone with an interest in this particular area of history especially as a good starting point into Viking history。
Dennis
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With only some minor hiccups， this book a great introduction to Viking history。 All chapters， thematically organised， draw the reader in with a little narrative after which the text slips into analysis。 The author clearly shows what we can know， what is difficult to know， and how we do so through his lucid references and explanations of Norse poetry， battle descriptions by Christian chroniclers， travel stories by traders， archeological findings of arm bands， ships， runestones and ruins。 Despite With only some minor hiccups， this book a great introduction to Viking history。 All chapters， thematically organised， draw the reader in with a little narrative after which the text slips into analysis。 The author clearly shows what we can know， what is difficult to know， and how we do so through his lucid references and explanations of Norse poetry， battle descriptions by Christian chroniclers， travel stories by traders， archeological findings of arm bands， ships， runestones and ruins。 Despite ending nearly a millennium ago， the Viking era comes to life on these colourful pages。 。。。more
Lucy Andrews Cummin
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A solid tour through the life and customs of the "real" Vikings in the period from about 800 to 1100 by which time the Vikings were a） politically organized into the three distinct regions they retain today （Denmark， Norway， Sweden） b） Christianized and c） through trade and cultural pressure had become more or less assimilated into the mainstream European culture。 He covers the basics of religious practices， architecture， clothing， social structures， mores， and spends a chapter on women and what A solid tour through the life and customs of the "real" Vikings in the period from about 800 to 1100 by which time the Vikings were a） politically organized into the three distinct regions they retain today （Denmark， Norway， Sweden） b） Christianized and c） through trade and cultural pressure had become more or less assimilated into the mainstream European culture。 He covers the basics of religious practices， architecture， clothing， social structures， mores， and spends a chapter on women and what they were likely up to。 All very solid and informative。 Some might give the book four stars -- it mostly deserves them， but I was repeatedly puzzled by an aggrieved tone about the reputation the Vikings had for violence beyond all others。 He feels obliged to point out that others were worse: Charlemagne for one。 He is bothered by the disconnect between who， as an historian， he has come to see that Vikings really were （really， not all that bad dudes from a very poor and cold country who， once they had designed some terrific ships， went treasure-hunting） I couldn't help feel bemused。 It wasn't so much the violence， I expect， as the shock factor that brought the reputation on -- when a pack of those big blond and hairy-- and no doubt very smelly -- guys appeared of nowhere and demanded all your money and goods that they could take or they'd kill you。 Terrifying。 It's not the same as the tribe over the hill who you knew already were a problem。 He even tries to take the stuffing out of the berserking！ I think [[Frans G。 Bengtsson]] in [The Long Ships] does the best job of all at fully humanizing the Viking。 （One of my top ten novels。） It is amazing though， how those lads got around from Newfoundland to Constantinople and probably further， we just don't know it。 ***1/2 。。。more
Pål Berg
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En av de kanskje beste bøkene jeg har lest om vikingtiden。 Winroth evner å gi en ny og spennende framstillingen av denne sagnomsuste epoken i skandinavisk historie。 En styrke ved boka er at den i stor grad frigjør seg fra nasjonale paradigmer og ser Skandinavia som én felles kulturell enhet。 Winroth toner i stor grad ned den tradisjonelle historien om vikingtida som en gjenfortelling av den norrøne sagalitteraturen。 I stedet trekker han inn nye arkeologiske funn og europeiske krøniker for å fort En av de kanskje beste bøkene jeg har lest om vikingtiden。 Winroth evner å gi en ny og spennende framstillingen av denne sagnomsuste epoken i skandinavisk historie。 En styrke ved boka er at den i stor grad frigjør seg fra nasjonale paradigmer og ser Skandinavia som én felles kulturell enhet。 Winroth toner i stor grad ned den tradisjonelle historien om vikingtida som en gjenfortelling av den norrøne sagalitteraturen。 I stedet trekker han inn nye arkeologiske funn og europeiske krøniker for å fortelle en «ny» fortelling om vikingene。 Skulle jeg peke på en （mindre） svakhet ved boka， så er det kanskje mangelen på en resepsjonshistorie。 Boka holder seg i hovedsak innenfor et svært avgrenset tidsrom， ca。700-1000， men kunne med fordel også avslutningsvis hatt med litt om bruken av vikingtida， særlig i de nasjonalstatlige byggeprosjektene på 1900-tallet og i den senere populærkulturen。 Men det ville også resultert i en atskillig lengre bok。Bokas litterære kvaliteter gjør den vanskelig å legge fra seg， selv for noen som er godt bevandret i historie。 Anbefalels på det aller varmeste， en utrolig god leseopplevelse！ 。。。more
Thijmen
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Very good， fairly easy and fun to readGives you a good overall idea of the viking age and covers many subjects
miha
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Zelo zanimivo， fino poslušanje， samo kraje in imena pa tako neskandinavsko izgovarja da je prov škoda :）Zanimivo kako so bli vikingi dost bolj kruto prikazani - ker so se ohranli zapisi napadenih opisovalcev。In da so bli takrat vsi vojskovodje precej podobno kruti， samo drugi so osvobajal in združeval Evropo :）Da so rune take oblike čist iz praktičnega razloga， ker je težko v les rezbarit zaobljene in pravokotne črte。Kako so tud zapisi sag malo pokristjanjeni， mislim da je bil Snori omenjen kor Zelo zanimivo， fino poslušanje， samo kraje in imena pa tako neskandinavsko izgovarja da je prov škoda :）Zanimivo kako so bli vikingi dost bolj kruto prikazani - ker so se ohranli zapisi napadenih opisovalcev。In da so bli takrat vsi vojskovodje precej podobno kruti， samo drugi so osvobajal in združeval Evropo :）Da so rune take oblike čist iz praktičnega razloga， ker je težko v les rezbarit zaobljene in pravokotne črte。Kako so tud zapisi sag malo pokristjanjeni， mislim da je bil Snori omenjen kor en menih ki je raziskoval zgodovino in mitologijo。Denar so tehtali kovino in ni imel druge pripisane vrednosti。Krščanstvo je prišlo prav ambicioznim vladarjem ki so si skupaj s širjenjem vere večali podanike in ozemlja。。。Posilstva v zapisih bitk niso omenjena， ne ker jih ne bi bilo ampak ker so tako samoumevno spadala zdraven， da se jim ni zdelo omenit。Ženske v manjvrednem položaju - zapisani samo sinovi ne hčere。+vhlbeht+ meči in kako so bli cenjeni - od začetka vikingi niso bli sploh neki hudi bojevniki， samo zelo oportunistično so napadali， ko so bli ljudje bolj ranljivi， ko so bli v cerkvah。。。 so zvedli ker so istočasno trgovali z angleži/britanci。。。Polno zanimivih stvari。。。 samo izgovorjave je mel pa uh。。。čudne :） 。。。more
Sarah Bergius
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Ich habe das Buch hauptsächlich als Nebenquelle für 2 Präsentationen für die Universität genutzt。 Trotzdem habe ich das Buch ganz gelesen， da es wirklich interessant und angenehm geschrieben ist。 Die Fakten sind toll dargestellt und Quellen sind gut belegt， ohne dass das Buch zu trocken wird。 Also aus wissenschaftlichen und auch aus privaten Zwecken kann ich das Buch nur empfehlen！
Cody McCoy
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This books is full of so many fascinating anecdotes- Viking presence in the New World; major characters of the Viking Age; traces in the modern day of the Viking Age （words like ransack and bluetooth）， and incredible poetry。 Anders WInroth is one of my all-time favorite professors; he taught me how to write， and his own skill at writing is evident in this excellent book。 To use old Norse understatement; reading this book is not like looking at paint dry。 Translation: it is AWESOME。A few of the i This books is full of so many fascinating anecdotes- Viking presence in the New World; major characters of the Viking Age; traces in the modern day of the Viking Age （words like ransack and bluetooth）， and incredible poetry。 Anders WInroth is one of my all-time favorite professors; he taught me how to write， and his own skill at writing is evident in this excellent book。 To use old Norse understatement; reading this book is not like looking at paint dry。 Translation: it is AWESOME。A few of the interesting points:- Ulfberht swords were swords of extremely tough steel （likely imported from Asia） made by a swordsmith named Ulfberht。 They prompted knock-off swords with slightly differently spelled names; in fact， there is a correlation between the strength of the steel on the sword and how the name is spelled on the blade！- the myth of the "blood eagle。" As explained by Roberta Frank， the blood eagle （a myth that vikings torture people by severing their backbone and pulling out their lungs） was based on a mistranslation of Viking age poetry。 They often spoke of "feeding blood to the eagle，" i。e。， killing foes which then became eagle food。- MANY words in English come from Old Norse！ scing --> skin。 ransakka --> ransack。 Also window， flawed， gears， dozing， hugged， gaggle， and so many more！ Roberta Frank wrote a whole passage in English that uses exclusively words derived from Old Norse， which Anders WInroth includes in this book。-Norse people settled in Greenland sometime toward the end of the 10th century， flourished， and then abandoned their civilization there （for as yet mysterious reasons） by around 1400。 Because there was so little natiev wood， the inventive settlers used whalebone， stone， and worm-eaten driftwoods to build their structures and tools。 They sat not on wooden chairs but on whale vertebrae。 Details are known from a settlement called the Farm Beneath the Sand。 Amazingly， the Norse people of Greenland had cloths woven with fur from not only domesticated animals but also wild animals native not to Greenland， but to North America: bison， arctic fox， caribou， brown bear。 This suggests that they either went to north America to hunt-- or that they traded with Inuit！ Inuit oral history remembers coming across the Norse peoples。- When the Viking Ship museum excavated the next-door lot in plans for an expansion， they UNCOVERED one of the longest known viking ships！- Viking age poets use characteristic understatement。 When describing horrific， deadly， bloody sea battles: "it was not as if a maiden was bringing a man leek or ale。"- poetry included "kennings，" long circumlocutions that can be translated as a singe world。 "The destroyer of the speech of the cave's generous man:"="prince。" the cave's man is a giant。 The giant's speech is gold （based on Norse mythology）。 Someone who destroys gold is someone who gives it away to his warriors: a prince。- Harald Bluetooth brags about uniting Denmark and Norway， bringing communication between the lands- history savvy Scandanavian computer scientists named bluetooth technology after him （note that the bluetooth symbol is two superimposed runes）。- one earl's skald （Einar， skald for Hakon）， titled his poem of praise "Lack of Gold。" he seems to suggest he deserved a pay raise！- The Lindhorn Amulet is an intriguing piece of bone with the following inscription: "I， erilaz， am here called wily。" followed by an as yet not understood series of runes。- The greatest VIking Age love poem of all time is this。 "Your hair， woman， is more beautiful than that of most blonde women。 The woman lets her hair， yellow like silk， fall upon her shoulders; I reddened the claws of the food-hungry eagle。" Apparently he could not contain himself from the tradition of including boasts about prowess in battle！ 。。。more
Ned Lud
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3。5*。 I like how the author challenges many known ‘facts’。 Enjoyable。
Aurel Mihai
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Great exploration of Viking history， lore， and culture connecting this people and this period in time with the larger world they lived in， where they came from and what persists to this day。 I especially enjoy that many especially difficult concepts or names are repeatedly explained during the book and locations that are not readily noted on modern maps are repeatedly localized so that the reader or listener can easily continue the flow of the book without interruption and without feeling lost a Great exploration of Viking history， lore， and culture connecting this people and this period in time with the larger world they lived in， where they came from and what persists to this day。 I especially enjoy that many especially difficult concepts or names are repeatedly explained during the book and locations that are not readily noted on modern maps are repeatedly localized so that the reader or listener can easily continue the flow of the book without interruption and without feeling lost as to what is being discussed。 Very accessible and well laid out for the curious amateur。 Also nice in that the history as laid out in this book seems to be grounded in fact rather than repetition of accepted dogma about the Vikings。 Great book， strongly recommended。 。。。more
Kcatty
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A very good， concise read。 The author goes through all facets of medieval Scandinavian life while also putting the times into the great context of Europe at the time。 The actual viking raiding is only addressed in the first few chapters， while the activity is woven through the rest of the book since it was just one part of life but also a large part。 By design it's a not a masterpiece - it's a primer for those who want to know more and a good overview for those who just want the overview。 A very good， concise read。 The author goes through all facets of medieval Scandinavian life while also putting the times into the great context of Europe at the time。 The actual viking raiding is only addressed in the first few chapters， while the activity is woven through the rest of the book since it was just one part of life but also a large part。 By design it's a not a masterpiece - it's a primer for those who want to know more and a good overview for those who just want the overview。 。。。more
Patrick
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This book has a lot of information about the Viking Age， but I found it to be a boring read。 To me， it's better used as a reference book， than something to read cover to cover。 I also didn't like how it wasn't organized chronologically。 I did learn some stuff。 This book has a lot of information about the Viking Age， but I found it to be a boring read。 To me， it's better used as a reference book， than something to read cover to cover。 I also didn't like how it wasn't organized chronologically。 I did learn some stuff。 。。。more
Bennjamin
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Book #10 for 2020: Lately， as 100% of my winter miles are on the treadmill， I have made it a point to commit to 52 books for the 52 weeks in 2020。 It's my resolution。 I have been making it a point to read only books I have not read before。 I was excited to read this book by Anders Winroth， as it's one of the best concise summaries of Viking life。 I have been binge watching "Vikings" and "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix while on the treadmill。 It's amazing how similar the shows are to this book。 It Book #10 for 2020: Lately， as 100% of my winter miles are on the treadmill， I have made it a point to commit to 52 books for the 52 weeks in 2020。 It's my resolution。 I have been making it a point to read only books I have not read before。 I was excited to read this book by Anders Winroth， as it's one of the best concise summaries of Viking life。 I have been binge watching "Vikings" and "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix while on the treadmill。 It's amazing how similar the shows are to this book。 It was interesting to read about the burial rituals and how they changed once exposed to Christian ideals。 One thing I laughed a bit at but actually thought about was the fact that walnuts were foreign to Vikings and they were given away as a sign of wealth and prestige to gain followers。 Could I do the same with my sixth graders？！As they sailed and explored， their diet changed as well， and expanded to include saltwater fish。 I had never heard the fact that during the 1864 Danish-Prussian War that the Samso canal and the earthen wall at Davevirle was used for defense， nearly 1150 years after they were built （~730ad）。 One thing I believe we do not give adequate credit to is the resourcefulness of the Scandinavian Vikings。 They were resourceful， lived off the land， adventured to find new places to live and live off of， and always remembered where they came from。 I thought it was interesting to read about how women were buried with keys。 Women in viking lands were given keys for buildings that they controlled and it was a sign of power。 Whereas men may have been buried with weapons， women were remembered and honored for resourcefulness， leadership， and badass "get shit done" skills。 One part that many people don't know， is that it was the Scandinavian fleets that explored the northern parts of the United Kingdom and settled up in the Shetlands。 I love reading about how Viking graveyards existed after exposure to Christianity。 It is interesting how others' ideals come to influence our own outlook on life and death。 I enjoyed this。 It wasn't the easiest read， but Winroth worked hard to weave history and prior existing tales in with his own arguments。 。。。more
Chris Lund
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This is a great starting point if， like me， you don't know a lot about Viking Era history and you want a broad overview of a range of different aspects of Viking life that combines readability with historical accuracy。 The coverage is surprisingly deep given the relatively short length of the book， and while it does occasionally get a bit too "in the weeds" for my taste， it is for the most part reasonably accessible to a general audience。 I particularly appreciated the way the author goes beyond This is a great starting point if， like me， you don't know a lot about Viking Era history and you want a broad overview of a range of different aspects of Viking life that combines readability with historical accuracy。 The coverage is surprisingly deep given the relatively short length of the book， and while it does occasionally get a bit too "in the weeds" for my taste， it is for the most part reasonably accessible to a general audience。 I particularly appreciated the way the author goes beyond just explaining what we know， but also dips into the background of HOW we know it。 This component makes it clear that this was written by a practicing historian。 It also includes a number of great jumping off points if you find yourself wanting to delve more deeply into any of the surfaces scratched in this general text。 。。。more
Roger
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So so as a history。 Too much detail of all the individual rulers。 The arts chapter near the end was mind numbing and too detailed。 The general history of their raiding and plundering and trading with faraway countries was better - which explains how far their influence extended。
Antonio
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El punto más fuerte que puede tener este libro es el lector。 Pero también el más débil。 Cualquier persona que no tenga demasiada idea sobre cómo era la Europa de Carlomagno o incluso justo lo contrario， un especialista en la Edad Media， pueden sentirse insatisfechos por razones opuestas。 Para alguien con interés por la historia pero que solo conozca está Era Vikinga por las series o las peliculas， el ensayo de Anders Winroth resulta una excelente fuente de información。El libro comienza con una i El punto más fuerte que puede tener este libro es el lector。 Pero también el más débil。 Cualquier persona que no tenga demasiada idea sobre cómo era la Europa de Carlomagno o incluso justo lo contrario， un especialista en la Edad Media， pueden sentirse insatisfechos por razones opuestas。 Para alguien con interés por la historia pero que solo conozca está Era Vikinga por las series o las peliculas， el ensayo de Anders Winroth resulta una excelente fuente de información。El libro comienza con una introducción totalmente in media res。 Nos encontramos en una sala mientras el jefe local hace alianzas o refuerza uniones con sus guerreros。 Nos sitúa en uno de los rituales más importantes de los vikingos y que se repite antes y después de acometer cualquier campaña。 Nos hace una presentación perfecta de lo que después explicará más detalle: estrategia militar， construcción naval， estructura social， el comercio， los saqueos， los descubrimientos， el arte， el lenguaje， el fin de la era vikinga。 No se trata de una cronografía de los cuatro siglos de dominio vikingo， más bien dedica cada capítulo a una faceta de los escandinavos， con sus claroscuros y sus virtudes， también con sus misterios。 El ensayo acaba con más de 50 páginas de notas y bibliografía para quien quiera profundizar。 。。。more
Paul
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Unfortunately I haven't had time to do reviews lately， so enough time passed between me reading this book and trying to write the review that I don't have a great recollection of what I liked and didn't like about this book。I do recall that Winroth goes out of his way to examine the day-to-day life of Viking society， not just the heroic battles and conquests， which is very much something I like。 If I recall correctly， this book is a surface treatment of many aspects of Viking life and left me re Unfortunately I haven't had time to do reviews lately， so enough time passed between me reading this book and trying to write the review that I don't have a great recollection of what I liked and didn't like about this book。I do recall that Winroth goes out of his way to examine the day-to-day life of Viking society， not just the heroic battles and conquests， which is very much something I like。 If I recall correctly， this book is a surface treatment of many aspects of Viking life and left me really interested in learning more - though that would be a lot to ask of just one book。3。5 of 5 stars 。。。more
Ben L
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"The Age of the Vikings" by Anders Winroth is a comprehensive academic book on the Vikings that readers deeply interested in the subject will enjoy。 It is very well researched and presents its information in great detail， sometimes too much detail for my tastes。 Given that the chapters are organized thematically， I found myself very engaged in certain chapters that aligned with my own interests， and bored in others on topics I had less interest in。 If you are looking for a detailed treatment of "The Age of the Vikings" by Anders Winroth is a comprehensive academic book on the Vikings that readers deeply interested in the subject will enjoy。 It is very well researched and presents its information in great detail， sometimes too much detail for my tastes。 Given that the chapters are organized thematically， I found myself very engaged in certain chapters that aligned with my own interests， and bored in others on topics I had less interest in。 If you are looking for a detailed treatment of Viking history reflecting the latest research， then I recommend this book; for more casual readers， there are likely broader， more accessible alternatives out there。 。。。more
Jack Davenport
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Dry despite the subject matter。 Gives great insight into a history and culture that is often misunderstood and misrepresented in contemporary society。
Matt
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Great little primer on The Viking Age。 The first half of the book I was familiar with some of the source material so there wasn't much new for me there。 In the second half Winroth really shows his mettle。 Dude is deeply researched。 He's fair。 Doesn't go too far with assumptions。 Seems to have a balanced approach to what we can know for sure。 Everything with a grain of salt。 Great little primer on The Viking Age。 The first half of the book I was familiar with some of the source material so there wasn't much new for me there。 In the second half Winroth really shows his mettle。 Dude is deeply researched。 He's fair。 Doesn't go too far with assumptions。 Seems to have a balanced approach to what we can know for sure。 Everything with a grain of salt。 。。。more
Samuel Bierig
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Super fascinating。。。especially if you’re into dancing w/ the three false goddesses of a post enlightenment academic age: （1） chronological snobbery（2） the assumption that one is doing objective scholarship（3） one must carry out the work w/ a spirit （hermeneutic？） of suspicion。I did learn a thing or two tho。
Joshua
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Before you ask， yes， I did listen to the Skyrim soundtrack every time I picked up this book。Winroth gave me so much with this wonderful book because I honestly knew so little。 Like many， I possessed a great understanding of the superficial aesthetic of the Viking race of people's， with only a slim acumen of real knowledge about these human beings that somehow managed to make a life out of arguably one of the most inhospitable realms on this planet earth。 Winroth books give the reader passage aft Before you ask， yes， I did listen to the Skyrim soundtrack every time I picked up this book。Winroth gave me so much with this wonderful book because I honestly knew so little。 Like many， I possessed a great understanding of the superficial aesthetic of the Viking race of people's， with only a slim acumen of real knowledge about these human beings that somehow managed to make a life out of arguably one of the most inhospitable realms on this planet earth。 Winroth books give the reader passage after passage of readable， and enjoyable， prose that engages at the same time that it informs。This is history done right， and Winroth reminds me why I love this subject so much。 The Vikings become a real race of peoples with a politics， religion， economy， and literature rather than burly cartoon characters with horns on their helmets， which， p。s。 they didn't actually have。 。。。more
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