Storia dei vichinghi

This beautiful book on the history of the Vikings was written by 4 distinguished scholars and therefore precise and accurate historical references abound. It is a fairly thorough book even if, in order to be not too long and heavy, it necessarily had to be shortened. However, at the end of the book

Мне было интересно....разглядывать картинки. И всё. Книга для любителей покопаться в истории и для кораблестроителей. Для меня - чудесное снотворное. Гранд мерси. Но нет, не понравилось сие чтиво. Leggi tutto

Remember that a 3 star review isn't a bad one! This is a decent book on the Vikings that will give you an above average knowledge in an easy to read format. There just feels a lack of a voice or personality - it is pretty much a book full of facts, like you'd find in a school textbook. The book itself Leggi tutto

This was cool. Filled to the brim with dimensions of each individual ship, but that’s okay. Quick little read to get me back on track. I’ll put this with the rest of my Viking/Norse things.

See on nüüd küll väga vana võlg. Ent jaanuaris ei olnud ma sugugi kindel, kas mul õnnestub seda ajalooväljakutset teha, sest kust ma leian sobivad raamatud? Siis plaanisin viikingiteemasse ühte raamatut, mis pole veel minuni jõudnud, sest tuli pandeemia ja rahvusvaheline post on kohati hiiglaslik mü Leggi tutto

Kirja lähti matkaan Keflavíkin lentokentältä, odotellessani lentoani takaisin Suomeen. Viisi kuukautta kestänyt Islannin matkani oli tulossa päätökseensä ja viime hetkellä aloin ajatella, että jokin matkamuisto tästäkin seikkailusta pitäisi saada kirjahyllyyn. The Vikings -kirja näytti turvalliselta Leggi tutto

As a descendant of the Norse people, and a sea-faring man, I am in love with the sagas of their explorations. This book, and a trip to Roskilde, Denmark did much to whet my appetite for the Viking lifestyle and ship-building skills. I think it might require the accompaniment of a nautical dictionary Leggi tutto

Pretty good but I think it's just the Osprey books on the viking hersir and longships put together, which is fine but I just read them recently. Still lots of great info on vikings.