The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was, he says, ‘about daring to reach for more than the universe h…

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