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The Wolf Age

The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

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The Wolf Age

Von: Tore Skeie
Gesprochen von: Michael Page
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The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the struggle for a North Sea empire and puts listeners in the mindset of Vikings, providing new insight into their goals, values, and what they chose to live and die for.

The Wolf Age takes listeners on a thrilling journey through the bloody shared history of England and Scandinavia, and on across early medieval Europe, from the wild Norwegian fjords to the wealthy cities of Muslim Andalusia.

Warfare, plotting, backstabbing, and bribery abound as Tore Skeie skillfully weaves sagas and skaldic poetry with breathless dramatization as he entertainingly brings the world of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons to vivid life.

In the eleventh century, the rulers of the lands surrounding the North Sea are all hungry for power. To get power they need soldiers, to get soldiers they need silver, and to get silver there is no better way than war and plunder.

This vicious cycle draws all the lands of the North into a brutal struggle for supremacy and survival that will shatter kingdoms and forge an empire . . .

©2018 Gyldendal Norsk Forlag; English translation copyright 2021 by Alison McCullough (P)2022 Tantor Europa Mittelalter Skandinavien Welt
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Great text, especially the more structure-, economy- and culture-regarding passages, though more of that would have been better. The reading is clear and in pleasant English accent but, unfortunately, much too monotonous. Almost every sentence sounds like every other, except for quotes.

Great mix of chronological event history and background information

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As the title says, this is probably the best book I read on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Its written more from a Viking perspective. And as with many historical non-fiction books, it can be challenging to follow when doing other stuff. But still, for me, this was the best of many books on this topic.

Probably the best listen on the subject!

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