The famous Viking, Ragnar Lodbrok, accomplished many great deeds according to the Viking Sagas associated with him. However, for many, it is his personal life, and the women who loved him that garners the most interest. So, who were these women and why did they love him?
Find out:
*Who the Vikings were *Who Ragnar was *How many wives he really had *Who his other lovers and mistresses were *Which of his famous sons were attributed to each woman *Which historical texts tell Ragnar's story
The 'Viking Secrets' series explores the historical fact from present day fiction in regards to the Vikings and the extraordinary women who existed in the Viking era.
PLEASE NOTE: Each of the books in this series can be read as standalone books due to the nature of the sagas involved. Therefore, the book numbering indicates the order in which the stories were published and not the order in which they are required to be read.
Rachel Tsoumbakos has had several articles published through mainstream magazines and currently writes extensively for Monsters and Critics.
Over the years, Rachel has been interested in many aspects of history. When studying for a Library Studies diploma, she discovered just how much she enjoyed researching and has since used these skills in several of her novels. However, it was her work with The Inquisitr that brought her into the world of the Vikings and she has spent several years delving into the sagas of this culture as well as the history of the Viking Era.
Rachel lives with her husband, two kids, three cats, and a flock of chickens in the idyllic Yarra Ranges, Australia. When she isn't writing, she is working on her cardio as she trains for the zombie apocalypse.
I thought this would be a historically accurate recount of Ragnar and his wives, but still presented in a story structure. It reads more like an undergraduate research paper discussing the History channel's Vikings series. It's a good research paper, but that's all this is--it doesn't offer any story narrative or any new opinions or theories. I dnf'ed at the 50% mark.
A condensed book with interesting facts. The TV Series, Viking showed only a little bit of Ragnar Lothbrook and the women he loved. In my search for more information this was a good edition to add in my own research.