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The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman
The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman
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 Baghdad, 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 of war, enterprise, and adventure with cutting-edge archaeological and DNA research. His account describes for the first time the full epic story of this remarkable and diverse people, including their impact as immigrants on their new home in America. He shows how the Scandinavian experience has universal meaning, from the Norse sagas to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and how we can still be inspired by their indomitable spirit -- the spirit of risking it all to venture into the unknown.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2021
THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.