ISBN: 9781788166744
Title: EMBERS OF THE HANDS
Author: BARRACLOUGH ELEANOR
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE
'Brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived, a history of the Vikings that deploys their material legacy - from combs to slave collars, from skulls to sundials - to evoke the wonder of an entire civilisation.' - Tom Holland, author of Pax and co-host of The Rest is History
'Eleanor Barraclough's splendid new book offers an introduction to the ordinary people of a time best known for its kings and warlords, getting up close and personal with the things that mattered to them. In lively prose she ranges from Greenland to Baghdad, showing us bar-rooms and bedrooms, daydreaming children at their lessons, gossiping neighbours, the scars of war, and much more besides. An intimate portrait of the Viking Age that is thoughtful, vivid and warm, while ignoring none of its hardships - highly recommended.' - Neil Price, author of
'Barraclough has a gift for taking us beyond the familiar into a real, visceral, far more satisfying Viking world.' - Dan Snow
'Praise for Beyond the Northlands:' - TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017
'Adventurous scholarship.' - Times Literary Supplement
Imprint: Profile Books
RRP: $49.99
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Dimensions | 236 × 162 mm |
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