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

The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

Neil Price

624 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria, and to end in September 1066, when King Harald Hardrada of Norway died leading the charge against the Engli...

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informative 99%
reflective 38%
adventurous 34%
challenging 25%
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funny 3%
emotional 2%
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mysterious 2%
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