This is a brilliant book! I've read quite a bit about Viking history but this sets itself apart by focusing on ordinary people and their lives. The author's writing style is wonderful: storytelling at its best but also full of interesting details and facts. I loved the organization of the book as well. and the way that the information focused around artifacts, so deeply rooted in the archeology of recent finds. I was sorry when it came to an end! I will definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in the Viking world. The audiobook was fantastic - the author as reader was conversational and had wonderful pronunciation of the Old Norse and Scandinavian words and names, which I greatly appreciated. This was a joy to listen to.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!