--- product_id: 11348513 title: "The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings" price: "€ 32.68" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/11348513-the-sea-wolves-a-history-of-the-vikings store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings **Price:** € 32.68 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings - **How much does it cost?** € 32.68 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/11348513-the-sea-wolves-a-history-of-the-vikings) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings [Brownworth, Lars] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings Review: Fascinating subjects - This remarkably well researched book chronicles the exploits of the Vikings through two and a half centuries of rampage and rule in mideval Europe. Thirsting for loot, they initially attacked the wealthy monasteries of what are now Great Britain and France, their prowess increased by a novel boat design (the keel) that made their warships faster and more maneuverable than any in existence in Europe. They well earned their reputations for brutality, fighting with a ferociousness that terrified their unfortunate victims, which were many. Survivors of their raids were often sold into slavery in the East. They were so feared by king and commoner alike that huge bribes were regularly offered if they would leave a specific location alone. Bribery usually backfired, only ensuring return attacks that had to be paid off with larger and larger bribes. However, more and more Viking rulers adopted Christianity, most often as a political expedient rather than a spiritual awakening, and became more interested in ruling rather than simply ruining. Viking kings eventually ruled large swaths of Europe, but they rarely gained the trust of their uneasy subjects. The author chronicles the alliances, treachery, and violence involved in their political maneuverings and their final downfall in battle that resulted in confining them to their native Scandinavia. The Vikings are the fascinating subjects of this highly readable work of non-fiction. No novelist could have dreamed up the countless adventures of these wild warriors. Review: Rules of Grammar & Punctuation not Optional - An extremely informative, very readable, and wide-ranging work. While the author does provide a short bibliography, it is unfortunate that he chose not to include an index for a cast of, seemingly, hundreds. The enjoyment in reading this work, however, is sometimes interrupted by mistakes in grammar and semantics, which could have been easily detected by careful proofreading: “…the sobriquet by which his [he’s] most well known….” “The Anglican king Aella of Northumbria, who’s [whose] lands had been a favorite target….” “Captured enemies were routinely blinded, maimed, tortured, or hung [sic].” The author should know that unlike pictures that are hung, persons are hanged—a mistake he makes repeatedly. Comprehension would have been aided by the use of hyphens, e.g. five year reign, coin based, gold encrusted. Errors in apostrophes are bothersome, e.g. “The Saxon’s… now moved in….” “The Viking’s mobility had been the key to their success….” “The closest the Byzantine’s got to explaining it was….” Grammar mistakes are numerous: “If neither of those two options were [sic] available….” “…weapons which he forbid [sic] any Norseman to sell….” “… six women who [sic] the men refused to kill….” “… a nephew who [sic] he had expelled for treason.” The author is inconsistent in his use of who and whom, on at least one occasion (though not here) correctly choosing whom. The above are examples of carelessness or ignorance (hung vs. hanged). A more serious mistake is that of the dangling participle, which here makes one wonder just who was doing what to whom: “On the return trip to Kiev, while attempting to negotiate one of the dangerous rapids along the Dnieper, a group of barbarians ambushed Sviatoslav.” The barbarians must have had their hands full, negotiating rapids and ambushing Sviatoslav at the same time. Or is this indeed what the author meant to convey? Context says “no”, while form indicates “yes”. The author’s mistakes momentarily distract one’s attention, and they do detract somewhat from the overall impression of this otherwise scholarly work. Consequently and regrettably it deserves a rating of no higher than a 4. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #138,738 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Scandinavian History #56 in Expeditions & Discoveries World History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,411) | | Dimensions | 5 x 0.75 x 8 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 1909979120 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1909979123 | | Item Weight | 11.2 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 300 pages | | Publication date | December 24, 2014 | | Publisher | Crux Publishing Ltd | ## Images ![The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Ms4P8fb0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating subjects *by B***M on August 15, 2018* This remarkably well researched book chronicles the exploits of the Vikings through two and a half centuries of rampage and rule in mideval Europe. Thirsting for loot, they initially attacked the wealthy monasteries of what are now Great Britain and France, their prowess increased by a novel boat design (the keel) that made their warships faster and more maneuverable than any in existence in Europe. They well earned their reputations for brutality, fighting with a ferociousness that terrified their unfortunate victims, which were many. Survivors of their raids were often sold into slavery in the East. They were so feared by king and commoner alike that huge bribes were regularly offered if they would leave a specific location alone. Bribery usually backfired, only ensuring return attacks that had to be paid off with larger and larger bribes. However, more and more Viking rulers adopted Christianity, most often as a political expedient rather than a spiritual awakening, and became more interested in ruling rather than simply ruining. Viking kings eventually ruled large swaths of Europe, but they rarely gained the trust of their uneasy subjects. The author chronicles the alliances, treachery, and violence involved in their political maneuverings and their final downfall in battle that resulted in confining them to their native Scandinavia. The Vikings are the fascinating subjects of this highly readable work of non-fiction. No novelist could have dreamed up the countless adventures of these wild warriors. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rules of Grammar & Punctuation not Optional *by A***H on October 18, 2015* An extremely informative, very readable, and wide-ranging work. While the author does provide a short bibliography, it is unfortunate that he chose not to include an index for a cast of, seemingly, hundreds. The enjoyment in reading this work, however, is sometimes interrupted by mistakes in grammar and semantics, which could have been easily detected by careful proofreading: “…the sobriquet by which his [he’s] most well known….” “The Anglican king Aella of Northumbria, who’s [whose] lands had been a favorite target….” “Captured enemies were routinely blinded, maimed, tortured, or hung [sic].” The author should know that unlike pictures that are hung, persons are hanged—a mistake he makes repeatedly. Comprehension would have been aided by the use of hyphens, e.g. five year reign, coin based, gold encrusted. Errors in apostrophes are bothersome, e.g. “The Saxon’s… now moved in….” “The Viking’s mobility had been the key to their success….” “The closest the Byzantine’s got to explaining it was….” Grammar mistakes are numerous: “If neither of those two options were [sic] available….” “…weapons which he forbid [sic] any Norseman to sell….” “… six women who [sic] the men refused to kill….” “… a nephew who [sic] he had expelled for treason.” The author is inconsistent in his use of who and whom, on at least one occasion (though not here) correctly choosing whom. The above are examples of carelessness or ignorance (hung vs. hanged). A more serious mistake is that of the dangling participle, which here makes one wonder just who was doing what to whom: “On the return trip to Kiev, while attempting to negotiate one of the dangerous rapids along the Dnieper, a group of barbarians ambushed Sviatoslav.” The barbarians must have had their hands full, negotiating rapids and ambushing Sviatoslav at the same time. Or is this indeed what the author meant to convey? Context says “no”, while form indicates “yes”. The author’s mistakes momentarily distract one’s attention, and they do detract somewhat from the overall impression of this otherwise scholarly work. Consequently and regrettably it deserves a rating of no higher than a 4. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent survey of the rise of the Viking warrior age. Read this. *by S***E on December 14, 2017* Well outlined, well written, fast moving account of one of the most amazing few centuries of Northern Europe that came upon the Middle Ages suddenly and without warning. This people group changed the world as we know it. Lars includes sufficient anecdotal evidence to show how these warriors were the barbaric version of the Navy Seals of their day in terms of technology, adaptability, small and large group war fighting tactics, and physical size and prowess. No Geneva Convention within these pages. Brace yourself. He traces them from raiders to conquerors to explorers to traders over time and around the Arctic Circle. Most history gives just a little mention of these Arctic pillagers, perhaps due to their illiteracy. For example, Philip Schaff's 8 volume epic History of the Christian Church gives these Scandinavians a scant 20 or so pages, but does allude to the uncountable number of martyrs that gave their lives to convert these unfettered warriors. Some of the individual stories of their 'conversions' in Sea Wolves are memorable and tinged with ironic twists humor. 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