{"product_id":"the-real-valkyrie-9781250200846","title":"The Real Valkyrie","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott Weidensaul, author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eA World on the Wing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagnificent. It captured me from the very first page. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Shipman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invaders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that a Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was actually a woman. \u003ci\u003eThe Real Valkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together archaeology, history, and literature to imagine her life and times, showing that Viking women had more power and agency than historians have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Marie Brown uses science to link the Birka warrior, whom she nam\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407267635543,"sku":"9781250200846","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-real-valkyrie-9781250200846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}