Review: The title says it all
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
A competent and readable history of the rise and fall of the Viking culture. This is a good introduction if you're not familiar with their history, and you want to get a good overview of their actions and, better yet, an explanation of the culture behind those actions. I wish the book had been longer, though, as it left me wanting to hear more, particularly about the lives of women and children, and the history of the Vikings who went east into Russia and the Byzantine empire. A sequel, please! :)