{"product_id":"children-of-ash-and-elm-neil-price-9781541601116","title":"Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"thrilling\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) history of the Vikings by a pre-eminent scholar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Viking Age saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval writers, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more.\u003cp\u003eBased on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Ash and Elm\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, and beliefs to the lands and peoples they encountered. From Eir勛 Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudr冝 Thorbjarnardtir, the most traveled woman in the world, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Ash and Elm\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable history of the Vikings and their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541601114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541601116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.70d","brand":"Neil Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048059465983,"sku":"9781541601116","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cf09b17-428c-48c9-9272-1a4b62db4a64.jpg?v=1684993656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-of-ash-and-elm-neil-price-9781541601116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}