The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe
“Winroth’s is a fresh take on the Vikings, showing people with agency and voices. Sometimes violent, they preferred negotiation. Gift-getting and gift-giving drove their politics. When, in the centuries around 1000, Scandinavians opted into Europe, Christianity was a gift they chose.”—Jinty Nelson, Professor Emerita, King’s College London (Jinty Nelson)