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Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Times (UK) Best History Book of the Year
"Endlessly fascinating, authoritatively informative and, above all, great fun." --Heather O'Donoghue, Times Literary Supplement
A "brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived" (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure.
Brief description: Eleanor Barraclough is a historian and BBC broadcaster based at Bath Spa University. She previously held positions at the universities of Oxford and Durham and studied at the University of Cambridge.
Review Quotes: If each individual artifact reveals relatively little, the enormous array Barraclough assembles...adds depth to the traditional portrait of Viking culture.-- "The New Yorker"