Viking Sagas

The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Lagertha, and More, in Their Historical Context

De: Matt Clayton

Narrado por: Michael Reaves

Explore captivating Viking Sagas.

The period between the end of the eighth century CE and the middle of the 11th is often called the “Viking Age” because this is the period in which Scandinavian people expanded their contacts with the outside world through trade, raiding, exploration, and colonization.

This volume presents a version of Ragnar’s saga compiled from different modern sources, along with information providing additional historical and documentary context, followed by a discussion of some aspects of modern appropriations and representations of ancient Norse culture.

The first section of the book provides historical context for Ragnar’s saga through an exploration of daily life in ninth century Scandinavia and of contemporary Viking culture and history.

The text of the saga itself forms the second part of the book, along with notes giving further information about how this version of the saga is presented and about elements within the story that might not be familiar to modern listeners.

The third section of the book deals with representations of ancient Norse cultures in modern popular media.

Within this book, you'll find the following the Viking Sagas and topics covered:

• The world of Ragnar Lothbrok
• The saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons
• Representations of Norse myths and history in modern media
• The clash of history and drama in the History Channel television series Vikings
• And much more!

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©2020 Matt Clayton (P)2020 Matt Clayton

Good book

The audiobook is a great gift for my friend for whom I obtained it. He is happy and enthusiastic to listen to it.

Correcting

This story gives a better on-site on the norsemen. It gives clarification about the link between the show “Vikings” and the true history.

A window to an early world.

None of the magic seems to be lost. It also has a connection to Brexit, multiculturalism, and other modern issues! Lots to learn, including that human behavior, hasn't improved much.

Great book

Love listing to the history of Ragnar. I’ve only listened to it once so far, but will again.

Excellent and informative

This is an outstanding and educational Audio book surrounding all the Viking myths and legends. The writers writing style is so excellent and at a certain pace so that it sure feels like you are sitting around a fire at camp being told a story.

Brilliant!

Great Audio book, wonderful author, a must for anyone with a true interest in the Volsungs

Objective & Informative

Love the stories and it covers this romantic, heroic image of Vikings (if I recall, I've actually not read this copy yet). The tv series 'Vikings' is separate from this but, on a different note, that's marvelous too!

The adventures of Ivar

This is a fun audible, though it is a bit tough to separate fact from fantasy since so much of Viking history is tied into their mythology. This biography does a great job in assisting the user to discern what may be true historical events from the legend.

Great purchase

Big fan of Matt Clayton, I’m sure this audible will provide many evenings of entertainment for me and my family.

I'm happy with this audiobook

A great source for me in understanding Viking Sagas.There is also an expanded bibliography which I truly like when I start to listening to any mythology.Overall great audible!!!