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April 24, 2025

Forgotten Vikings by Alex Harvey

April 24, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Forgotten Vikings by Alex Harvey

A new book excavates the kinder, gentler side of Vikings

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April 24, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Forgotten Vikings, Alex Harvey, Vikings, Viking history, history
January 10, 2025

Embers of the Hands by Eleanor Barraclough

January 10, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Embers of the Hands by Eleanor Barraclough

A new history of the social side of the Vikings

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January 10, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Embers of the Hands, Eleanor Barraclough, Vikings, Viking Age, history, European history
November 23, 2023

American Vikings by Martyn Whittock

November 23, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
American Vikings by Martyn Whittock

A new book looks at Viking echoes in American history and culture.

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November 23, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
American Vikings, Norse sagas, Vikings, vikings, Martyn Whittock, American history, QAnon, Steve Donoghue
November 08, 2023

Battle for the Island Kingdom by Don Hollway

November 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Battle for the Island Kingdom by Don Hollway

A raucous new history of England in the run-up to the Norman Conquest.

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November 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Battle for the Island Kingdom, Don Hollway, medieval history, William the Conqueror, Vikings, Steve Donoghue, 2023
August 21, 2018

The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker

August 21, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker

Action, adventure, political intrigue and romance set in medieval Norway.

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August 21, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction
LInnea Hartsuyker, Harper Collins, medieval history, historical fiction, Norway, Vikings, Steve Donoghue, Action/Adventure
August 12, 2018

The Viking Wars by Max Adams

August 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Viking Wars by Max Adams

Adams has written a lively-yet-scholarly modern epic history the tale deserves.

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August 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Max Adams, Vikings, English history, Pegasus Books, Aelfred's Britain, Alfred the Great, Steve Donoghue
July 07, 2018

Laughing Shall I Die by Tom Shippey

July 07, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Laughing Shall I Die by Tom Shippey

The author uncovers the fierce death-cult intensity that enabled these roving bands of sea-warriors to terrorize vast swaths of Europe.

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July 07, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Tom Shippey, Reaktion Books, Vikings, Norse, Steve Donoghue
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