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.