The Sea-King and the Sorceress
Life and Death in the Viking Age
$50.99
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2026
Summary
The Vikings brought brilliantly to life by one of their leading historians.
Who do we think of when we think about the Vikings? Most of us are familiar with the seafaring marauders who raided, traded and settled the coasts of Europe between the eighth and eleventh centuries. In fact, those warriors made up only a small minority among a diverse people who had many roles and callings.
In this eye-opening and often moving book, Neil Price takes us on a journey across the Viking w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241611333 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241611334 |
| Author: | Neil Price |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 750g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
Neil Price
Neil Price holds the Chair of Archaeology at Uppsala University, Sweden, where he has also been appointed Distinguished Professor by the Swedish Research Council. A leading expert on the Viking Age, his fieldwork, teaching, and research have taken him to more than forty countries. Neil is a Fellow of learned academies in Britain and Scandinavia, including Sweden’s oldest, the Royal Society of Sciences; in 2017 it awarded him the Thureus Prize for his lifetime achievements in Viking studies. His publications have appeared in sixteen languages, and he is a frequent consultant and contributor to television and film.
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