Neil Oliver Who Were The Vikings

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Oliver, Neil. Vikings: A History. Weiden & Nicoson, 2012. (261 pages)

Vikings: A History (2012), by Neil Oliver, is an epic history of who the Viking were. The Vikings were made famous for the raping and pillaging of villages throughout Northern and Central Europe, and were admired for their violent, battle hungry warriors, but through past excavations and historical artifacts Oliver debunks what's myth and what was real in the Viking age. Neil Oliver is a Scottish journalist, archeologist, and historian in association with the BBC. The focus point of this book is the question of “who were the Vikings?” as well as tracing them from their initial ancestry. In the book, Oliver goes deep into the history of the Vikings and who they were.

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