"Like me, you may have one or more of the earlier editions of The Viking Age: A Reader and think to yourself, 'That will do.' It won't. With every edition the collection becomes more comprehensive-new material is added to old themes and entirely new themes make their début. This is one of those rare books that is as valuable for teachers as for their students: try opening it to any page and you are sure to learn something, as it is simply full of surprises." --Seán Duffy, Trinity College Dublin "The world of the Northmen comes into even sharper focus with expanded material from Arabic, Irish, Manx, Icelandic, Frankish, Old English, and Byzantine sources. We learn more about trade routes and the merchants who traveled them, currencies and exchange values, furs and fine textiles, and the pervasiveness of the slave trade. This revised edition is absolutely essential for teachers, students, and any reader wanting a clear view of life in the Viking Age." --Karen Overbey, Tufts University "Reflecting recent scholarship, the fourth edition of The Viking Age expands our understanding and appreciation of Viking society and culture as well as that of medieval northern Europe.

This impressive collection of early medieval documents combined with examples of revivalist literature from the thirteenth to the twenty-first centuries gives active voice to Viking Age life well as entry to the on-going dialogue with the Viking Age over the centuries." --Terje Leiren, University of Washington.