The Vikings

A New History

De: Neil Oliver

Narrado por: James A. Gillies

The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their bloodthirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their story, which stretches from their Scandinavian origins to America in the West and as far as Baghdad in the East. As the Vikings did not write their own history, we have to discover it for ourselves; and that discovery, as Neil Oliver reveals, tells an extraordinary story of a people who, from the brink of destruction, reached a quarter of the way around the globe and built an empire that lasted nearly 200 years.

Drawing on the latest discoveries that have only recently come to light, Scottish archaeologist Neil Oliver goes on the trail of the real Vikings. Where did they emerge from? How did they really live? And just what drove them to embark on such extraordinary voyages of discovery over 1,000 years ago? The Vikings: A New History explores many of those questions for the first time in an epic story of one of the world's great empires of conquest.

©2013 Neil Oliver (P)2017 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Anyone interested in finding out more about these real-life raiders will enjoy everything Oliver reveals." ( Publishers Weekly)

Great! so much to learn! wow!

one of the very best books i have ha the pleasure of listening to! go for it!

Great listen!

I was very pleased with the prehistoric background. The back story placed the primary details in the perfect context.

very informative

Lots of facts that are missing from the Hollywood versions. I found it very informative and interesting the difference between what actually happened and what Hollywood has come up with in the series the Vikings.

Excellent History

Fascinating subject matter and excellent presentation, both the style of the writing, and the superb performance of the narrator. Discusses the predecessors of the Nordic Viking culture, the Viking age itself, and the assimilation of that culture into Europe.

The Vikings

This book brought to life my own ancestors. Names from my family tree became living, breathing entities in my mind. The book was well written, and the narrator was engaging. I highly recommend it.