American Vikings: How the Norsemen Sailed Into the Lands and Imaginations of America

A vivid and illuminating new history-separate fact from fiction, myth from legend-exploring the early Vikings settlements in North America.

Vikings are an enduring subject of fascination. The combination of adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration continues to grip our attention. As a result, for more than a millennium the Vikings have traveled far and wide, not least across the turbulent seas of our minds and imaginations.

The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For cen...