Tag: vikings in america

Review: The Sea Road

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Sea Road is an imaginative and beautifully written attempt to recreate the life of an Icelandic woman called Gudrun Thorbjarnadottir. If you have no idea who that is, that's ok. Not many will know who she is. She is a Norse woman, who appears … Continue reading Review: The Sea Road →

Review: Viking America. The Norse Crossings and their Legacy

Posted on by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, Vikings

  Viking America The Norse Crossings and their Legacy by Robert Enterline My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s only a short book, but that's because there isn’t very much information about the Norse exploration of North America. There are some mentions in the Icelandic Sagas and, of course, there is a Viking settlements (or … Continue reading Review: Viking America. The Norse Crossings and their Legacy →