The Viking Age: New Perspectives on History and Culture by Jennifer Paxton, The Great Courses

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Viking Age: New Perspectives on History and Culture Author: Jennifer Paxton, The Great Courses Narrator: Jennifer Paxton Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins Release date: 11-08-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The Vikings evoke striking images of horned helmets, battle axes, and merciless coastal raids. Remembered for their shocking brutality and impressive naval prowess, these marauding pirates from the North have inspired poetry, fantasy novels, plays, symphonies, and even comic book heroes over the last 12 centuries. But do any of these enduring tropes reflect reality? Who were the Vikings really? What do we know about the period that bears their name? Explore these questions and more in The Viking Age, a 12-lecture course that corrects the record on a transformative period in world history.