A review by inconceivablybookish
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough

adventurous informative slow-paced

4.0

{ 🎧 Embers of the Hands }

by Eleanor Barraclough

★ ★ ★ ★

Narrator(s): Eleanor Barraclough

Length: 10h 51m

Source: ALC - NetGalley, HighBridge Audio

Release Date: January 7, 2025

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Wow. This almost eleven hour audiobook was packed with information—most of which I’d never heard before.

Take every piece of Viking history you think you know and leave it suspended in the air because I’m fairly certain we’ve all gotten it wrong.

You see, “Viking” isn’t even technically correct because that was a made up name at one point for a specific group of people in the north Europe region. BUT because it’s been used for too long, it now encompasses all the Northern Europe nations when discussing the history.

Viking history includes families and women and cities. It includes humor and nicknames and rituals. It spans hundreds of years across many modern day countries. So if you ever want to learn more about the real history of Vikings, then this audio is for you!

𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:

⚓️ historical nonfiction

⚔️ Viking era

⚓️ recently discovered history

⚔️ delves into the TRUE history of the time

{I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook. All reviews are my own.}

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