Cultural Atlas of the Viking World

The Cultural Atlas of the World

by James Graham-Campbell (Editor), Colleen E. Batey (Editor), Helen Clarke (Editor)

Examines the life, art, and technology of Vikings and discusses the extent of the travels

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Archaeology

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Alexandria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I checked out this book with the specific intention of increasing my knowledge of Norse religion. I was sadly disappointed.

This book says that it is written by well known archaeologists and historians, but the religion section alone makes me wary of the authors' biases.

Goddesses were very close to equality with the gods in Norse mythology. I've read enough of the myths and enough deconstruction of the myths to know that an entire chapter devoted to a select few of the gods with only a three sentence paragraph for the goddesses is a deplorable representation of the religion.

I doubt the oversight was malicious. It is most likely a product of the religious bias most people in the western world have been raised with: a male-centric religion in which one being is leagues above the rest. This is a far cry from the impression you receive when you read the myths yourselves and it bothers me that "well known archaeologists and historians" showed so much bias.

[Skorum Music · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sound review of the Norse and Viking archaeology - the chapters are a little short, but it is a good overview

[Emmalee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well done. Includes a lot of areas of where the vikings settled, has artifact pictures, very detailed, has tons of information.

[Phillip]

A great reference work to browse.

[Rusty Ryder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome.