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There can be few outsiders who know as much about the Scandinavians as Robert Ferguson. Liv Ullmann Scandinavians is essential reading. Sir Richard Eyre, former Director of the National Theatre He tells his stories with deep knowledge and an intoxicating passion for the "Soul of the North". Fiona Talkington, Presenter, Late Junction, BBC Radio 3 His prose has the crisp, deliberate crunch of footsteps on gravel; you can't tell if he's taking you to a Lutheran funeral or to 'Hamlet' at the theatre. Max Adams, author of 'The King of the North' |
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Intriguing ...the intellecual rewards are plentiful...Provides a significant deepening of our knowledge of the Viking Age Kirkus Reviews The reasons for the great Viking outreach, the slow and confusing Scandinavian encounter with the arrival of Christianity, and the slow death of the Viking project are all here in this brave, engaging book Jonathan Wright in The Tablet Intricate and thoughtful ...a gripping account Dan Jones in The Times |
