Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age Anne Stallkamp only rarely in graves

only rarely in graves

Within its pages

the power of the heart

the authors discuss how the 12 nights of Yuletide were significant in pagan and Nordic traditions long before Christmas was grafted onto them

it represented the five wounds of Christ and the five senses

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age Anne Stallkamp only rarely in gravesA brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure. In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking