Book Description hardcover. Condition: new. 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 lifes cue from the Viking heartThe Wall Street JournalFrom a New York Times bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and AmericaScandinavia 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 wanderersincluding the most famous the Vikingswould 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 DreamIn The Viking Heart Arthur Herman melds a compelling historical narrative with cuttingedge archaeological and DNA 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. Seller Inventory # BKZN9781328595904
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