Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
A Times (UK) Best History Book of the Year

＂Endlessly fascinating, authoritatively informative and, above all, great fun.＂ --Heather O’Donoghue, Times Literary Supplement

A ＂brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived＂ (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure.