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Vikings A história definitiva dos povos do norte by Neil Price
4 reviews
redheadorganist's review against another edition
This book is very in depth and long. Lots of interesting information but as I went it seemed to take longer and longer to get through it.
Graphic: Death and Animal death
_grace_c_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
You think you've a vague grasp on "Vikings" from the movies you've watched until you read this book; Neil Price hightlights that we can't just project our present views and concepts onto the people of the past and thereby explain away all of their actions. He challenges a mountain of questionable ideological assumptions that have been forced upon archeological finds and historical sources and shows how assumptions and previously made conclusions have stunted our ability to understand their world.
This book doesn't just come from the angle of 'Who were the Vikings?' but also 'What was it like to be these Vikings?' Price has written an immensely detailed book using the archeological finds from the period and openly discusses these findings without having to make adamant assumptions to fill in the blanks of time. Price didn't hide from the horrors that played out in the Viking Age and discusses these topics with emotion and transparency.
This was my first history book and overall I enjoyed it; incredibly informative although the interest did come in waves at times with such lengthy chapters. It taught me so many side's of the Vikings that I would never of considered (like how many sheep they required to sustain the diaspora!)
This book doesn't just come from the angle of 'Who were the Vikings?' but also 'What was it like to be these Vikings?' Price has written an immensely detailed book using the archeological finds from the period and openly discusses these findings without having to make adamant assumptions to fill in the blanks of time. Price didn't hide from the horrors that played out in the Viking Age and discusses these topics with emotion and transparency.
This was my first history book and overall I enjoyed it; incredibly informative although the interest did come in waves at times with such lengthy chapters. It taught me so many side's of the Vikings that I would never of considered (like how many sheep they required to sustain the diaspora!)
Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, and Slavery
zuleika's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
3.0
Why I embarked on this 600+ page history of the Vikings I cannot tell you. Interesting aspects include Viking queerness, diversity in Scandinavia and the bits about chess. Unpleasant aspects include graphic descriptions of human sacrifice. I don’t think this will be a reread.
Graphic: Drug use, Animal death, Murder, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Rape, War, Genocide, Suicide, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child death
jstepp's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Minor: Sexual violence and Animal death
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