Ivy G.’s Reviews > The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire > Status Update
Ivy G.
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In a book called Nuclear War, it mentioned that all it takes is a mad lunatic world leader to start the end of humanity. I think this applies to how paranoid Aethelred became as a leader that he caused an ethnic cleansing.
It’s alarming that history could repeat itself like this. Aethelred with the Danish descents in England, Hitler with Jews, Israelis with Palestinians. Paranoia from a leader is a weapon.
— Jan 21, 2026 08:05AM
It’s alarming that history could repeat itself like this. Aethelred with the Danish descents in England, Hitler with Jews, Israelis with Palestinians. Paranoia from a leader is a weapon.
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Ivy G.
is 14% done
Æthelred is a vulnerable leader who couldn’t protect their country and even lead his own higher-ranked men into becoming a united front. What’s frustrating is how these men couldn’t set aside their differences for the sake of their country. As a leader, he didn’t learn from these attacks.
Instead, he cowered with his men and paid tribute to the Danes when he could. England was unserious at this time.
— 4 hours, 4 min ago
Instead, he cowered with his men and paid tribute to the Danes when he could. England was unserious at this time.
Ivy G.
is 8% done
Around 975, Anglo-Saxon England believed in bad omens through comets, anomalies in the sky to explain and foretell tragic events that come from pillaging and colonization.
200 years before, Vikings had their fair share of history of attacks against England because there was not a united front for the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and it took so much societal development before they were able to reclaim their land.
— Jan 20, 2026 08:33AM
200 years before, Vikings had their fair share of history of attacks against England because there was not a united front for the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and it took so much societal development before they were able to reclaim their land.
Ivy G.
is 5% done
From the first chapter, it really proved how important saga tales were for Viking warriors since these were tales of heroism and bravery sang across regions and ages. I thought nordic fiction were just being too narrow minded but it really is a way to cement their legacy.
— Jan 17, 2026 07:29AM
