A review by caroparr
Vikings by Neil Oliver

4.0

If you, like me, haven't read a book about the Vikings yet, this is a good place to start. Oliver sets them into the context of their time and place (they were as well traveled as the Romans) in a wide-ranging narrative that goes from early prehistory up to 1066. Nicely sprinkled with a few personal anecdotes about his encounters with bog bodies, silver hoards and the haunting Birka Girl. I could wish for more photos, but I'm sure the TV series includes them all.