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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price

nakaripear's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

First half better. Second half has good bits.

montyalmoro's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

2.5

wizardlvl's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

crsherbo's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

enchantedcowboy's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

soaraus's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

abbyweber's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

I’ll give this one 3.5-4 stars. It was super interesting and very detailed. Maybe too detailed? I don’t know, but it felt like I was reading a text book. I was hoping the writing would be more “fun” to read based on the review on the cover that said it was “thrilling to read.” I don’t know about “thrilling”, but it was dense and very detailed and very informative. I did enjoy learning more about this culture that we usually only know from tv and movies and that barely scratches the surface.

amandaklap's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

luckycharms2304's review

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4.0

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.

mbates185's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.0