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The Saga of the Volsungs by Jesse L. Byock
4.0
These people were the original Game of Thrones. Fast-paced and very readable for an ancient epic, we follow the saga of the family line of a son of Odin, complete with incest, child murder, drinking the blood of ones' enemies, pillaging, dragon slaying, sorcery and magic wolf skins. Daaaaaaamn.
Unexpected humor is present in these tales, not to mention some great insults and serious braggery. Meant to be told over a swing or two of mead, to be sure.
Interesting treatment of lady vikings here. They're pretty much all vengeful evil badasses that will cut you (not surprising for this time period), but also simultaneously objects of desire and people you shouldn't force into marriage unless you want a world of hurt. Not a lot of effort is spent here to keep the listening women of this epic in their place. Sure, you have to be evil and maybe get it on with some nasty dude, but hey, get pissed. Burn the castle down.
Unexpected humor is present in these tales, not to mention some great insults and serious braggery. Meant to be told over a swing or two of mead, to be sure.
Interesting treatment of lady vikings here. They're pretty much all vengeful evil badasses that will cut you (not surprising for this time period), but also simultaneously objects of desire and people you shouldn't force into marriage unless you want a world of hurt. Not a lot of effort is spent here to keep the listening women of this epic in their place. Sure, you have to be evil and maybe get it on with some nasty dude, but hey, get pissed. Burn the castle down.