The Waking of Angantyr: The Scandinavian Past in European Culture

by Else Roesdahl

English, Danish

232 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Else Roesdahl is a Danish archaeologist, historian and educator. She has mediated the history of the Vikings for most of her life, including coordination of notable exhibitions on the Viking Age and authoring several books on the subject. Roesdahl's books have been translated into several languages.

In 1988, she received the Søren Gyldendal Prize, a literary award, and was later honoured as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1992. In 1995, Roesdahl was given an honorary doctorate by Trinity College, Dublin.