Professor Neil Price's comprehensive new history of the Vikings, The Children of Ash and Elm takes readers deep into the lives - and deaths - of the Vikings. Along with outlining why the Vikings were so successful in battle, this modern and academic perspective on the long-dead race helps readers understand why the Vikings had such a hostile world view. Price, who is one of the world's foremost experts on the Vikings, joins the show from his base in Sweden.
6 Sep 2020