Binding: Hardcover
Description: An absorbing and humane account Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was he says about daring to reach for more than the universe had gifted you no matter the odds and the obstacles. In short: We might all take our own life's cue from the Viking heart. The Wall Street Journal From a New York Times best - selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America Scandinavia has always been a world apart. For millennia Norwegians Danes Finns and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and peaks of the land of the midnight sun. But when they finally left their homeland in search of opportunity these wanderers including the most famous the Vikings would reshape Europe and beyond. Their ingenuity daring resiliency and loyalty to family and community would propel them to the gates of Rome the steppes of Russia the courts of Constantinople and the castles of England and Ireland. But nowhere would they leave a deeper mark than across the Atlantic where the Vikings legacy would become the American Dream. In The Viking Heart Arthur Herman melds a compelling historical narrative with cutting - edge archaeological and DN a research to trace the epic story of this remarkable and diverse people. He shows how the Scandinavian experience has universal meaning and how we can still be inspired by their indomitable spirit.
Title: The Viking Heart How Scandinavians Conquered The World
Author(s): Herman Arthur
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9781328595904
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/3/2021