A review by kyltra
Viking Britain: A History by Thomas J.T. Williams

4.0

A colourful, accessible and opinionated history of the Vikings in Britain, whose author handles the period's characters and settings with the same care as his footnotes. He also pleasingly engages with matters of public history, from the split views we have of Viking barbarians compared to Roman civilization, to the appropriation of Viking iconography by fascists. Though reactive to popular, misleading images of Vikings, he doesn't shy from indulging in spectacle in the smart episodes of storytelling which often set the scene of a chapter. Williams writes very well, and this is a swift and easy read.