The Vikings: A History Audiobook

" a wonderfully readable history book. lots of insight into the timeperiod and how the much the vikings had an influence on so many places. I have like the history of the migrations of peoples throughout Europe and the British Isles but I kon't know much about the Scandinavian lands and this book gives some view of the people and makes me want to read more about them. "

" Boy, did I want to like this. Too bad it's excessively chronological and drier than my sense of humor. Read Cornwell instead. "

" Good, basic history of the Vikings; occasionally, the political history was a bit dry and hard-to-follow (would have been nice if birth and death dates of major figures had been added in the index; a chronology would also have been a good addition) - but as a general overview of all the Vikings' activities, in Normandy, the British Isles, Russia, Greenland, and Newfoundland, as well as in the Scandinavian heartland, very informative. "

" I enjoyed reading Robert Ferguson's The Vikings and although I knew a good deal about the Vikings it was good to be able read more about them. "

" I'm not sure how you can make a topic this fascinating so unbelievably boring but Ferguson manages. "

" This book does a great job covering most noteworthy subtopics of the Vikings, but it is so long-winded that it is easy to lose interest. At times I found myself speed reading to get to a more interesting part. "

" I was hoping for more culture and less lists of battles + kings, but it was still interesting. "

" Seems like good research, but not an easy read for that very reason. "

" An interesting book about an interesting bunch of people. "

" Lots of detailed history of the Vikings. The first half i very good, but the second half gets very tedious as the focus shifts almost exclusively to the details of the gradual Christianization of the various Viking groups. "

" Very dry but very well documented and informative. Covers in (at times, painstaking) detail the entire history of the VIkings and their impact on the Western world. Great research and reference material. Not for the faint of heart. "

" This is not really "a" history, as Ferguson himself says--it is multiple and complex histories of different groups and their migrations. Excellent and thorough. He manages to mention differing interpretations without getting too bogged down in archaeological evidence. "

" Sorry. I tried but just couldn't make it through this. As one reviewer said, "how can someone make something so interesting so boring." The author seemed to randomly move from topic to topic with no narrative thread and no overall theme as to what he was trying to say. "

" Funny story. I took my son to see the Disney movie "How to Train a Pet Dragon". Aftwerwards, I said to myself...Vikings are cool. I wonder what they were really like. So, I looked around for a Viking book ands found this one! Enjoyable read. "

" Excellent book about Viking history. Ending less than compelling but book is a must-read if interested in the subject. Of course. it was a slow read, at least for me, since I didn't have a basic familiarity with the time period. "

" An interesting and thorough look at the Viking age. Well researched and written. "