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Top Customer Reviews: Saxons vs. Vikings: ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 5 ratings
5 / 5
No never it have learnt in any of of the this in pupil or anywhere more so much was a enlightening has read. And west Way partorisca write is ideal partorisca this type of @@@subject, as it is entertaining as well as educating. I have read now four of his books in Big Bretagna mediaeval and there is enjoyed everything of them.
Thoroughly Recommended.
5 / 5
Ossia The book adds . Writing very good and is a first book of history has read with the sense of humour. While academics that could find too fluffy, like the layman there is enjoyed each word. It can not taking the reading.
4 / 5
I have found this partorisca be an easy to read and pleasant book. It takes a country of an end of some Romans by means of until a basic structure of Inghilterra modern. A political structure, an isolation and growth of literature. A basic legal system of 'English Common Law' is place and applied to everything. In general I found it the pleasant bed with enough follows besides subjects in \still studio further,
5 / 5
has found a writing of good and informative book. A modern “tilt” in a subject ancient. It dips a work of earth for sympathetic some roots of modern democracies.
4 / 5
Has found this partorisca be an easy to read and pleasant book. It takes a country of an end of some Romans by means of until a basic structure of Inghilterra modern. A political structure, an isolation and growth of literature. A basic legal system of 'English Common Law' is place and applied to everything. In general I found it the pleasant bed with enough follows besides subjects in \still studio further,

Top Customer Reviews: The Vikings and ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 21 ratings
4 / 5
This was the history a lot writing of a viking was, that gives the good overview of his invasions and exploitation
4 / 5
Ossia the university student paper in a verification of data in historical literature, no the history of Viking wars.
BORING, BORING, BORING
4 / 5
Ossia an interesting, and in timing the fascinating, book although it could not help that it asks was mistitled. A book is strongly Characterises inspired by Halsall is 'Warfare and Society in a Barbaric West 450-900' and inform his quite explicitly the number of time. This in spite of, and in spite of some overlap, a period that Philip Line extracted is 'the Vikings and his enemies' of 750 to 1100. A point here is that, in time, has had an impression that this book was the bit mistitled reason was quite more roughly 'warfare in north Europe' and a lot always centred in a Vikings they.

To be just, this in spite of, an author a point that Viking warfare has not been full stop or remarkable in any way coffins one and ossia a reliance in his ships of longitude as it gave them the enormous goodness in of the terms of mobilities and left to do unexpected strikes. It has said of another way,, has had no such thing as 'Viking warfare' except ways very looked to direct warfare by means of everything of North Europe, comprising Inghilterra, Country of Galles and Ireland. Tip in detail that they were generally more interested plunders and esoft' objective, with the churches and the monasteries that is particularly prised, more than attacking well has defended some. Besides, one of some goodnesses of this book in a one of Halsall is that has the section in of the ships and naval warfare. Another goodness, of course, is that it is published the decade later.

While ossia the lovely book , is also difficult to read. It is frequently descriptive more than analytical and often also law like the compilation, date it join impression that an author there is crammed in like this content to the equal that could, sometimes in a cost of a clarity of his narrative. A the question has associated is that an author in time tries to speak some theses of leading authors but without fully presenting them. A corollary is that to follow his line of has thought, can require know of then is informing to. This can be problematic in time for the book that belongs to the collection that is aimed purportedly in a like this-called 'general reader' and is a main reason to estimate this book four stars, ossia slightly less than Guy Halsall rid in spite of a last when being older and no like this comprehensible.
5 / 5
A book would qualify like the scholarly work and comprises interesting material, but there is the few questions.
1. One and-the book is the disaster . Some maps can not be missing and is main in a sample of INTERIOR of the LOOK. A map is lateralmente and calm can does not turn if yours using the computer (perhaps in the Kindle). A ebook costs almost as well as the hard copy and is certainly overpriced so that it is. Purportedly an original edition was has organised better. Skyhorse The editors apparently specialises in of the cutting corners.
2. For in fact content, can take the decent copy any fact for Skyhorse, an indication would be 4 STARS . A book is excellent for this investigation to do and well has noted. For those with the random interest in a subject, this rids is not for you.
3. A the serious question is that an author informs to the number of commitments, but a reference is so only to that applies to this section of a book. If you are not familiarised with a battle or seat his examination is almost worthless. Possibly it has had the section or the chapter that details that is known roughly each one that like this of these battles helps a lot of. Although has material of good reference in your library, like some books of encyclopaedic type in of the Mediaeval battles, will not cover a majority of these. So many, when another mentions like a cavalry can be been deployed in so much and like this battles or some another facet of a battle, really does not mean the plot if yours any familiar with a chance. Like an example will mention a known good chair of Parigi in 884-885 in two or three chapters but if this chair is not to know your certainly does not mean too much says calm in a situate a Vikings could not have had like a lot of men so many in a saga, and then to somewhere more mentions arms to seat sure can be be use. It is the question More the add when it covers chance like a chair of the anger and few sources mention anything in the spent there and calm so only said one or two things in a chair without background.
Some there is complained a lot of some discharges to content some enemies of a Vikings, but concealed is not the question - is a title ! He the good work in covering several appearances of as Vikings and his war of enemy focused, in spite of some weaknesses have mentioned. Again, ossia for which want to or require something lovely scholar and have the good fund. If your just looking for the history of one was and the one who past, this is not a book for you. If yours interested in as and reason the things was done probably and one researches a later, then a book is Very Good.
4 / 5
In that modified that the little doctorales dissertations for way of students of the history behind when, has the plot of valid data, but, for me at least, has not been an easy bed. Yes, I can research date and of the places but, of a rodeo, has expected the synopsis for a common normal Viking down. In general, I have been disappointed. It is information has wanted but in the format has not expected or desire.
4 / 5
This pound say the one who a title dictate it will say you. It concealed it is not always a chance. If you want to know understand and verse in some subjects of Viking warfare and has related subjects in of the Dark Ages-in-to early Mediaeval Europe, ossia a place .
The line speaks frequently and at length a difficulty with sources and, for implication, a difficulty with sure current views of some subjects. It is good to listen the writer that says is not going besides his sources and reasons feels can no.
Peter Morris in an Age of Arthur says that several sources are to be believed reasons the audience of the contemporary writer would have known yes was wrong and a writer the nave known the. The line done a chance that some writers have been influenced for a need to look literary, familiar with classical Latin, has loved to return the interior seen Christian, was familiarised with classical texts in several subjects, has loved to please some noble, and in several ways have had reasons to be a lot totally attentive. And some the contemporary sources are writing the earliest sources. Like this, the line is provisional where is pertinent.
Like teaching me in Benning, the logistical is a key and the line spends time that does a mathematics. The generals have discovered on some millenia that if some types of logistical say you can a lot of something , can no. And he like this spends treats it good to time directly on spending capacity, qualified of load of several animals and carts and streets, rations, and indirectly when it signals out of difficulty an or another campaign there has been because of logistical subjects. This zone of his writing can not be the one who a reader that looks for the action finds to interest. But, in a real world, say when will have action and when no.
Differs with an earlier description in that a coverage of campaigns other villages and the armies attack me like this useful. It offers context and contrast. Besides, like the picture of as the things were both inside Northwestern Europe and far afield, ossia useful although a reader does not think is totally on point.
Of then thinks that knows roughly that a Nordic has thought in Valhalla, has been surprised to find like scanty some sources and the references were, and as confusing and contradictory was. As well as possibly informing to something more totally. If, to do an analogy, the interior of historical one thousand quinientos the years gathers to the cosmology structured that late-Twentieth soldate of Century have thought of a afterlife, he basing so only in a poem "Fiddler Green" and his occasional references, this would be infinitely better sourcing that in fact have for Valhalla. They are sure diverse random occurences of a mysterious "calm See you on a zone of drop, bro," or " it sees calm in a point of rally," it could be fact in. "Final PCS" it could it has to that be discarded like this entirely useless.
The line mentions the number to time that a Vikings was interested often in of the soft aims. A dead plunderer enjoys any spoils. This can apply more than smaller, unremarked raids. When Viking The armies have directed for Viking king or other remarkable struggled, was mainly to take or defend territory that does his very different of the his no-Viking contemporaries. This in spite of, some of some main campaigns looked how were raids writ big. If, in that received the one who suffices Danegeld, a Danes is home state, a line blurs among conventional war of a time and chance of the manually armed flight gigantic.
Is convenient to read this book in Kindle with clean access to the equal that can look for any number of subjects some references of author which can be new to a reader, or so that a reader can love additional details. There are a lot of occasions.
A good book immensely resourced and lovely reading for any any one sees further some operatic agreements and some soap operas with spades at present in writings.
4 / 5
One has to that read if one is interested in a Vikings, Inghilterra punctual, and a Vikings penetration in Europe and elsewhere. Ossia The good book researched and adds light adds to this period of history. It speaks a lot of appearances of a Vikings no very known to readers of this era. If one appreciates historical novels of this period, ossia an indispensable book .
4 / 5
With that an author could not write on could very included that has interesting writing. The guess has been expecting roughly real folk histories of descendants of Vikings.
5 / 5
A lot informative and highly recommended. Tugged and was bit it repetitious in of the zones, but in general was a lot of value a course. I have thought a chapter to conclude well summarized an influence of one 'Vikings' in a development of a rest of a lot of Europe, something duquel thinks that little is conscious.
4 / 5
Expected more in a Vikings that the history roughly all the countries and people and his politics.

Top Customer Reviews: 617 Squadron: The ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 17 ratings
5 / 5
It is with admiration and deep respect that recommends this to any the one who wish to know works that do fault in the mandate will bomb during a tumultuous days of Second world-wide War. That feels priveleged enough to light some the heroic endeavours of all have involved, any @@subject his row or trade, ought the avail they of this occasion to appreciate one to the like these heroic men and women like this selflessly has bolt of data
4 / 5
This book was weighed in of the facts and of the personal histories of crews will bomb. No my favourite book in bombers but the abonos has read.
4 / 5
This book is special in several ways. It is a history of a famous Dambusters during a second half of WW2 and his only and powerful camaraderie both like the squadron and like this individual aircrews has forced to trust the each one which as another implicitly inside a cockpit pending of the acute emergencies in an air. It is like this near of the to the historically attentive record likes him the author can establish ‘of a cockpit seen of eye', with some details to be registered for a first time, both desquels is scarce. The majority of everything is the tribute to that has flown a Lancaster bomber for month in final, some surviving the thrive in a future, some the one who struggled and all too many those who does not have he behind to base.
Is not postponed for a prologue that hammers by means of the cast of ‘that they after' after a bomb to bounce episode and loans all those have involved. Some the thrilling bits are coming, spending these chances and characters the life in vivid and gripping detail, mainly by means of some eyes of the inner some individual Lancaster bomber. A knowledge that a writer is describing real chances in that he or those knows mediated creates an immediacy that any fiction can emulate. Each crew has his own dynamic, with some frequently irreverent personalities of a welding of members has jointed in support and mutual confidence – or occasionally no. Some details spend home a dangerous euphoria and wildness which is sometimes necessary to maintain some men that goes. An useful glossary helps any reader unaccustomed the Airforce has launched of a time, but a brisk, slightly frames and militaristic writing of excellent dialogue for the highly readable and often touching lovely history and human endeavour. Included some the individual plans take on personalities.
A last section has described that spent, among an end of a war and 1986 when a book was published originally, to an already described character and that life resisted for them. That goes in starkly is that a lot young the majority of a aircrew was when manager of these enormous bombers and his equally enormous bombs and those that have achieved in a lot of short comprises in his lives, so much learn some the a lot of skills required and in using them to devastate effect.
4 / 5
Was the good bed with good idea to as the Lancaster is crewed and a danger has faced this in spite of the time has repeated and the sense like a last chapter was so only to fill a book
4 / 5
thoroughly there is enjoyed this book, an author has spent the life that incredibly face these young men were to help to attack some Germans and seldom taking any credit for his actions.
Would recommend this book to any the one who is interested in some exploits of 617 squadron.
4 / 5
Excellent reading, frames @to give you the one who the technology has moved on, he fascinating idea to modern warfare, recommends to read for any one interested in both one science and some human interactions with him.
5 / 5
This book resupplies the fascinating creates to a sundry activity of 617 squadron and his members. Thoroughly Recommended to everything.
5 / 5
The book is long-winded, & a lot 'clunky' in of the places. It could do with the professional makeover.
5 / 5
A for real adds law to give the idea detailed the a lot of of some men those who has flown with one the majority of famous squadron of WW11 the one who has treated lovely innumerable laws - again and again. For an end of a calm book can not help but feel calm to know them personally like this fellow and felizmente would be him the drink in
his pub preferred.
5 / 5
An Excellent read. It has given really some life to some of some characters that has done this like this special squadron

Top Customer Reviews: Hygge: Discovering ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 4 ratings
4 / 5
Formed: Kindle the edition are often has asked that marks some Nordic countries like this progressive. These offered partorisca reserve some idea to that, but any one a lot in a way of practical information. It does not be missing an author partorisca that, reason an approximation the life that portrays is deeply embedded in a society and culture of Danimarca. Although Canada is relatively progressive, is my faith that is waging the constant battle against a toxic society of our neighbour our next plus, some the EUA of One, and this is to go any partorisca that, could achieve much more.
Has found that a book could be much more concise, but then probably does not qualify like the book.
5 / 5
Formed: Kindle Edition Hygge, pronounced hooga, is hard to define but this reserves the waves was quite clearly with examples and of the explanations. In the nutshell is the feeling , the state of alcohol and organism, both or for separate, and his the election of lifestyle. A Danish is one of some happier populations on earth because wholeheartedly they embrace this concept of hygge. And the North Americans would be more sos if his some was. An interesting and book that the causes have thought with a lot of practical applications.
5 / 5
Formed: Kindle Edition Ossia the perfect book partorisca our crazy on technology, world of consumer of the mass. Promoting the pathway of simpler more minimalist lifestyles and elections.
5 / 5
Formed: Kindle the edition rid adds. A lot of good ideas. They are happy has bought them it1

Top Customer Reviews: History of ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 39 ratings
5 / 5
I have been unable to find the better history of Norvegia. Easy to read. It has had no jingoism or sprain.
4 / 5
A lot informative. Has the plot of politician that are not the defender of, this in spite of, is thorough
4 / 5
This book was the present in my husband the one who is familiarised is mostly Norwegian. It is a lot familiar with the plot of him is history how was very surprised reason has learnt of this book. Has the plot more than the history of Norvegia has presented. It was the book has found hard to dip down and like this read the quite quickly. He absolutely enjoyed like an information has been presented that comprises the plot of facts. It is the book is action with members familiarised.
Highly recommend this excellent book
5 / 5
has been unable to find the better history of Norvegia. Easy to read. It has had no jingoism or sprain.
5 / 5
A lot of Writing to be easily read. A chronological history of Norvegia. Thoroughly I Have enjoyed this book to start with to finalise.
4 / 5
A lot informative. Has the plot of politician that are not the defender of, this in spite of, was thorough
4 / 5
has looked for the book in the Norwegian history and this return a bill a lot well. It is quite the brief book but crams the plot in like this helped me a lot in sympathetic where a country has come from/come from, although I am sure there is much more to be said in the each one like this of some periods spoken. A writing is easy to read and sprinkled with humour.
4 / 5
Ossia A awesome book. It is extremely very written and packed full of details. Although the short book, has taken enough to the long to time to read. It covers everything regarding the Norwegian history in detail a lot of, of prehistory to a 21st century. Norvegia Has such the enormous and rich history. This book is a lot of value the bed!
5 / 5
History like this interesting of Norvegia. Brilliant thank you
5 / 5
Very complete and computer! Help partorisca Comprise it better the history very so only of Norvegia but also of Scandinavia in general.

Top Customer Reviews: Nordic Knitting ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 28 ratings
4 / 5
Term of the interior arrived of the time and my woman loves a book. It is looking forward to using roughly of some models.
4 / 5
Lovely models for hats, tams, gloves and mittens. I have found some quite difficult directions to follow have to it that way that be the long time of then knitted gloves, likes prime minister one of a pair has questions, a second a perfect east. Perhaps it would owe that knit three of the each model? ;-)) Also, some general tips to knit each type of element is in a start of a book in place of with some elements, which means the plot to turn behind to king-read a start. Some models is mouthwatering, has had question choosing that normalised to start with. Probably I will finalise to knit everything of them! Mina a flu is that, for a mittens am doing in interior a moment, a model of thumb is in a page, a backside and the models of palmera are on another, which means constantly spending a page and agreeing that the line are on for each part of a mitten. It would be considerably easier all the models were in a page. The smallest flu, this in spite of. Also, some models are fixed to be cloths of a crown (or cups of some toes) to a cuff, which to to the my brain does not like , as I owe that turn of some models to the rovescio I so that you can knit of cuff the crown. Again, the smallest question. Otherwise, Lovely!
4 / 5
A quite a lot of book but has not gone really that has been expecting. Some models are all very looked - I has expected there would be distinctpatterns p. p.ej. Faroese/ Norwegian/Shetland. But the no. there is pocolos give form and basic creations, and the majority is done on orient very thin and a lot of yarns, would be more be useful had had the wide row of models/yarns/ways. Some projects look good and can do the pair in a future.
5 / 5
Has tried a 'Joanna' Hat' & matching mittens. Really defiant and has Required to plot of concentration. Like this pleased with a result. They are a perfect response to our cold time and look like this attractive. Load of admiration (and requestsfor take me knit them for another!) Every time I his door. THANKS TO some designers
5 / 5
For ones more experienced knitter. I have learnt some new technicians and thoroughly there is enjoyed some challenges of a complex plus and has detailed creations. Like this far I have cloth the hat but I slowly to do much more of both hats and kittens.
5 / 5
Ossia The lovely book with utmost models. Each section gives an overview of as an element is built and then has several models for each element. I am looking forward to trying these was. I really cant fails a creation and creation of a book and some models.
5 / 5
This book has arrived last week and now is almost has finalised one of some hats. They are one experienced knitter but new to so only-isle. This book contains models so that it is has designated hats of mesos and tams, gloves, mittens, socks and legwarmers. Some models are data like the map that I expósita easy to follow. It has to that maintain your alcohol in a work then everything exits perfect.

Has found an easy model to follow and I definately recommends this book.
5 / 5
A lot of lovely models in the variety of garments and elements. Excellent reference.
5 / 5
Too difficult partorisca me, the just isle beginner. Any instruction on like this partorisca knit so only isle.
4 / 5
Ossia The lovely book with a lot of good projects but rendered almost useless for the buy in mine kindle fire-the maps are tiny and can not be disappeared! The amazon really has to that take to this question-bacically has launched now was a prize of this book-I really would like me send the backside and take the repayment but there is any way to do this with download-frankly the chair has been rasgado was and does not promote me to read that the people have had this question with other books with maps and STILL at all is done roughly that. This really a lot that says in one has beaten.

Top Customer Reviews: Nena (The Viking ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 26 ratings
4 / 5
Fabulous Has read. I have enjoyed really a storyline and the characters and am looking forward to some prójimos in a series.
4 / 5
I have seen an ad partorisca this book and has thought hmm will try it. I have loved these serious 2 people of 2 different cultures that comes near. I have begun once it could it has not dipped down. I can hardly attended for a next book.
5 / 5
I really liked that it is the strong female character the one who knows like this to struggle and investigation that loves.
5 / 5
One of some better books there is not reading never. If no a better.
Fantastically Writing, any typos or the incongruences and any one have done to modify it the work adds.
But ossia just icing in a cake, reason the history is surprising. It flows seamlessly and is like this descriptive that I can esee' everything.
Is the history of amour for some ages, the frames believe in of the mates of soul. Master Chica, sweats bravery and Bounce and the pure heart is almost perfect, if it bit it dulcemente recognise the one who the girl for real is his. But once it remains true and loyal, has had to sacrifice everything for his amour.
This book is long but dreaded it when finalising, I felizmente read for days and of the days.
Is for this that can not expect for book 2 in a series, and the hope there will be more.
5 / 5
This book has been recommended for the new (and a lot has wanted to) partner of mine. Really it is not a gender I usually read. But when I have found rasga go down my cheeks in an a lot of the start was totally hooked.
A do one a lot well with doing you for real cured on some protagonists and his coverages of true dialogue -- I opinions that finds good conversations in the history sincerely enjoys me the more. A premise touches the little far fetched, but in a world-wide Boelter has built attentively, has done for me! Some scenes of sex were romantic and amiably facts, and has been balanced with some laugh of real life and trepidation.
Has touched hooky to do to finalise this book. They are like this happy the series is in some works because I WANT TO MORE!!!! I highly and sincerely recommend this has read!
4 / 5
This book was wonderful and has resisted my total interest until a last neighbourhood. It felt he likes there was at all more to say like this home has turned it more the Girl one to the equal that has clashed was in his decisions. Suddenly it has been he of the strong warrior to the unsure woman has confused. An end felt quite rushed with small detail on like the things have concluded. But a more than confuses the part of this book was a lack to build on a deep report among these two characters. A discharge of him took to his skins... Well. This book is listed in erotic romance category .... There is at all erotic roughly ... It is the sum of romance history but any erotic romance history. I have been disappointed in as last 25 % has fallen walk so only.
4 / 5
'Chica' Is prime minister of mine Viking idyll, and are hooked. Any only reason 'Chica' is gripping page-turner, but reason Ann Boelter is an amazing writer. They are anxiously waiting for a second book in a Property Huntress serious. Besides, if any one judges a book for his coverage, will have to read this book. Beautiful and amazing!
5 / 5
Good writing, has developed well characters, and the abonos read. It was the little clunky with a cohesion among a boot and a rest of a history -I thinks that required to touch the main part during a book, and would have liked me liked more in a Teclan secondary characters - has felt hasty mine. I wish a book would be more be along, like the committed history and could have has fill easily 200 more pages with more than detail. In general, the good bed; while it sees Boelter the writing develops more with some other books.
5 / 5
Result familiarised with an author recently and was such the pleasurable has read. It would not call me one gives support of Viking the idylls but a writing is flowed. There is so only quite attention to details without resultant tiresome. A lot of action and some the main characters have chemical sum. If I have had the daughter would want to have a lot of some same qualities like female protagonist. Bravo!
4 / 5
One exciting read. The girl Is the strong female character wonderful and fulfils his party with Jarl. Well writing and difficult to dip down. The characters are developed fully and has begun to concern for them immediately. I will be to look for more than Anne Boelter!

Top Customer Reviews: God's Hammer: A ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 14 ratings
5 / 5
It liked that it contain of the good balance among fictitious real life descriptions of historical daily cry in brief with the touch of christiannity and Nordic mythology.
Can be overdosed thus type to reserve as be careful any to read like this of a same type like each book is doing an endeavour to spend knowledge of advances that is ignored to the majority of 21st century folks but this knowledge often overlaps and create repetitions. Memory alot of a saga A Circle of Ceridwen for Octavia Randolph which is much more descriptive and of the point of view of woman. They liked him some few differences but still happy has read that reservation the years averts.
5 / 5
One a lot paced Viking yarn. Lore of basic plot by means of out and is contrasted by Christianity of a time. A loss Hakon extracted to an end is particularly very written. It go to one beginning a prjimo in a series!
4 / 5
I have found cost a compraventa. I have read a lot of books in Vikings, and like more, this has some real characters, and is based loosely in some sagas. I have enjoyed a step and line of history, but forewarn that that can be predictable.
4 / 5
It is any surprise that this book is the bestseller right now. I chose it on why I am obsessed with Viking the histories now was and this looked like this intriguing likes any one. I have not been bad. I am exiting just finishing Bernard Cornwell ten series to reserve the month, as my levels have been dipped quite big. There is no known even a gender was for me.
Has been impacted when this entertained me like this a lot. A writing is phenomenal, with utmost iconography and the fast-paced storyline. It is written in the way that is not so only saying you some glorious adventure, in fact are taking on the glorious adventure has said. I know after the swimming in a history behind everything of of the this, but loves me know more.
A history of war, family, sacrifice, honour ... One this maintains your pumping of blood and your toes that on duty pages quickly. I can not expect undermine to a prjimo.
5 / 5
So much with a lot of historical fiction, in time, a suspension of disbelief is rattled for outdated terms and historical has launched. But some mark partorisca reserve on partorisca east with the tension of edifice and riveting history that does not leave never a boring reader or uncaring. Of an extreme to the another, some walks of reader with A main character in his street of destiny.
Have and will continue to recommend this book to all the readers of historical fiction and low fantasy.
5 / 5
A enjoyable read so that they prefer historical fiction. Looking forward to a next book in a series. Eric Schumacher is the smooth writer the one who maintains you going back paralizacin more,
4 / 5
I have enjoyed to read this book so much. Amado a flow of a history and all some characters. Highly recommend it. Looking forward to reading a rest of a series.
5 / 5
One a lot paced Viking yarn. Lore of basic plot by means of out and is contrasted by Christianity of a time. A loss Hakon extracted to an end is particularly very written. It go to one beginning a prójimo in a series!
4 / 5
Has found value a compraventa. I have read a lot of books in Vikings, and like more, this has some real characters, and is based loosely in some sagas. Have enjoyed a step and line of history, but forewarn that that can be predictable.
4 / 5
Is any surprise that this book is the bestseller right now. I chose it on reason am obsessed with Viking the histories now was and this looked like this intriguing likes any one. I have not been bad. I am exiting finalised just Bernard Cornwell ten series to reserve the month, as my levels have been dipped quite big. It has known no included a gender was for me.
Has been impacted when this entertained me like this a lot. A writing is phenomenal, with utmost iconography and the fast-paced storyline. It is written in the way that is not so only saying you some glorious adventure, in fact are taking on the glorious adventure has said. I know after the swimming in a history behind everything of of the this, but loves me know more.
A history of war, family, sacrifice, honour ... One this maintains your pumping of blood and your toes that on duty pages quickly. I can not expect undermine to a prójimo.

Top Customer Reviews: Children of Ash and ...

Rating: 4 out of 5 with 46 ratings
4 / 5
I displeased partorisca Swim. This book is very a lot of-researched and clearly writing. A spent, character, depth, breadth and the clarity of knowledge has transmitted here is so much the property like a undisturbed, pristine, and never-before-seen archaeologic finds.
5 / 5
Exceptionally A lot of Writing with a consolation one takes with years of experience. Like the lunch adds calm to leave you that it wants to more but in full
5 / 5
Achieves far besides populate Viking histories and uncovers of the amazing revelation with which another.
5 / 5
Like this always, the prize is the brilliant researcher and writer. An excellent resource!
4 / 5
A property for any one has interested to learn in a Viking Age, with still solid resources back on conclusions. A fascinating text in some lives and culture of a Nordic of this time.
4 / 5
One would imagine that, in the history of a Vikings, the chapter titled 'Cruz of Flange' could be roughly... That... Invading France? Raiding Ireland and Inghilterra, perhaps? But no, in this book is in the tentativas of an author to esportada Viking-Age queerness.'

Well, If ossia that it wants to read roughly, but really, give a rest of knots those who are not interested to save a Valkyries of a soyale looked' or that learns that 'ours has has preferred forms of allocution... It recognises and it authorises those who knots each which like prpers feels to be...' Some class to warn so that it does not squander our money.
5 / 5
THANKS TO Netgalley and Perseus Books, Basic Books for a eArc of this book for a sincere description. Have enjoyed this book so that I preordered the physical copy, which has arrived today.

There is enjoyed always Viking history, perhaps that bolt in a North East of Inghilterra where his influence is like this evident has something to do with that. I have found this informative book and insightful. Neil estimativa comprises diversity and inclusion in has thought causes way. Resupplying evidence of LGBTQ+ inner a Viking culture. A book defies a stereotypical creates of the that his vikings was and delves info to the equal that has changed some places where have travelled and has solved.

I really enjoyed some personal references of an archaeologic digs and the investigation by means of Neil Prices pursues that it has been interwoven to do to create this fascinating book.

This book will be delved to still investigation and like for years to come.
4 / 5
A terrible disappointment for a general reader, thinks. Clearly excellent stock exchange and potentially fascinating and comprehensible overview of a Vikings. But I found it muddled and repetitive to the point where has lost clue of a whole picture that some descriptions had directed me partorisca expect. It has required bad the sympathetic but the cruel editor was to achieve the readers he wide plus. It could look the hard reaction but he has been shared for two other readers those who are has imported historically.
4 / 5
Some Boys of Ash and Elm is the fascinating and comprehensible look in a Viking Age, really exploring that it was to be living in that then and place. There is do not crack horned or singing Valkyries here, and an author is quite (correctly) that pricks on one has sawed-option of a Viking myth for aim supremacists in timing more recent.

Has found a section on slavery and a place of thralls in society to be particularly that it interest like this I never really considered that appearance before when thinking of a Vikings.

Has downloaded also an Audible version of a book and found the to be very very read. A pronunciation of unfamiliar the Scandinavian words was excellently facts and the pleasant voice of a reader there is enhanced an experience for me.
5 / 5
Ossia One the majority of comprehensible history of a Vikings that there is not reading never. It covers all some zones of known Viking the activity and we gives a lot of new ideas to some lives of some people of Scandinavia and elsewhere during a time of a Vikings.
Neil Estimativas does not limit to a traditional start and when finalising date of a Viking Age and shows that has had no such dates in realities. Tip also, that a flu of a Vikings covered the enormous geographic zone of north Amsterdam in a west to Byzantium, and same points further, in an east. For attentively considering each direction in that has moved it and looking in some likely motivations for behind his expeditions and his build frecuenta on overtime to settlement and conquest, the prize of Professor resupplies the portrait detailed of his histories. These are has based any stock exchange spent only but also in an a lot of recent finds, new ways partorisca interpret them, and in some a lot a lot of discussions inner and outsides of academy.
Neil Estimativas does not neglect a fact that a lot a Viking the economy has is depended oh a human trade; taking, using and selling slaves of a lot of different regions. Ossia Often grieve mentioned in a lot of histories but is given his pertinent place in this book together with a violence, misery and affliction that this would have caused. Without the slave that takes and has forced the work there would have been no Viking Age. A lot some slaves and his descendants, wherever has come from/come from, was absorbed finally his respective section of Viking society. Of course, it has had a lot other contemporary societies, besides a Vikings, that also treated in of the slaves.
During the pages of a book a worldview of a Vikings and his faiths is always there in a fund. Again, an author is able to say a lot in a way that has thought and to the equal that has seen expect a lot of of his lives for critically considering some poems and literature and partorisca analyse iconography, machineries and some thoughts of a lot of scholars and another. A Vikings was active partorisca around three to four hundred years and the faiths will have varied of region the region and over time and is finally state substituted further of zones for Christianity, sometimes forcibly for Scandinavian king. Viking The society is not never static state and always developing and innovating.
With a skill of the storyteller, Prize of Professor ameno his subjects the life and I drives by means of his vast and complex history. Highly it recommends this book but appreciate concealed a lot by all the world will like, that somehow thinks that a Vikings was some class grupal ethnic pure for example (has not gone never), or that they are so only focussed in his viril image; they were many , much more that any of these portraits. The work of Neil estimativa is of entity and need partorisca be read. Too many People want to misrepresent history partorisca his own ends and sadly a Vikings can be used for those with his own agendas.