Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

by Neil Price

Poetic ability was a very highly prized quality in the Viking Age, an admirable skill for a well-rounded person to master, and especially for anyone aspiring to leadership.

medieval writings of all kinds can almost never be read as straight-up, trustworthy, and reliable reportage of what they claim to describe.

they also shared their immediate world with others—in particular, the semi-nomadic Sámi people.