
The Age of the Vikings
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Narrated by:
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Eric Jason Martin
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By:
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Anders Winroth
The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by medieval and modern myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and developed a vast trading network. They traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships, not only to raid, but also to explore. Despite their fearsome reputation, the Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets, and even the infamous berserkers were far from invincible.
By dismantling the myths, The Age of the Vikings allows the full story of this period in medieval history to be told. By exploring every major facet of this exciting age, Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage.
He not only explains the Viking attacks, but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce, politics, discovery, and colonization, and reveals how Viking arts, literature, and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe. He shows how the Vikings seized on the boundless opportunities made possible by the invention of the longship, using it to venture to Europe for plunder, to open new trade routes, and to settle in lands as distant as Russia, Greenland, and the Byzantine Empire. Challenging the image of the Vikings that comes so easily to mind, Winroth argues that Viking chieftains were no more violent than men like Charlemagne, who committed atrocities on a far greater scale than the northern raiders.
Drawing on a wealth of written, visual, and archaeological evidence, The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society and culture of these legendary seafarers.
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well written. the voice is a little monotonous
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Had true difficulties getting through it though because of the narration. Robotic, lifeless, and repetitive intonation (Let's draw out the last syllable of every sentence...every...single...sentence...shall we?)
Have purchased over 100 Audible titles over the past couple of years. Reviews are usually easy...five stars across the board. This is only one of two books I've purchased where it would be best to re-record with someone that would do justice to the author's efforts.
Excellent Content,. Poor Narration
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Good overview
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the narrators voice was dull and tiring
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Good read/listen.
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Bad Narrator
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The narrator reads fairly well, but his habit of ending every sentence with the same inflection and dragging out the last syllable of every sentence drove me batty. Unlike the best narrators he was never telling a story. He was merely reading a book.
Interesting history. Narrator could be better
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a solid history of the Viking era
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The Narrator is insufferable. 1) he mispronounces numerous important ENGLISH words (to say nothing about words in other languages); 2) he is clearly enamored with his own voice as he drags out the last syllable of nearly EVERY sentence in a low, self important tone, 3) he takes the subject of the book and makes it a didactic, monotone, verbal flogging.
The author offers a comprehensive history of the Vikings. But throughout the book, it is clear the author is trying to achieve a certain page count. The author says the same thing in three or more successive sentences repeatedly throughout the book. His padding the pages becomes painful at times. But there's no denying the book is full of interesting history, even if it is written and narrated dryly.
FIND ANOTHER BOOK READ BY ANOTHER AUTHOR. OR READ THIS BOOK YOURSELF AND SOARE YOURSELF THE AUDIO.
The narrator ruins it completely. Terrible!!!
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One caveat: the narrator is horrendous. Not only is the same inflection used throughout, pronunciation is terrible. I don't just mean the pronunciation of unique Nordic-origin words (all of which are butchered) but also a variety of words like "prelate" and "sepulcher", which the narrator had apparently never heard spoken aloud before. The speaking voice is pleasant, but this seems like a case where the narrator could have been prepped in the basics of Nordic language family pronunciations as well as any kind of oversight for the pronunciations found on the final recordings. I love this book but this recording makes me wish I'd bought it in print first.
Amazing book, TERRIBLE narration
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