The Viking Warrior: Digitally narrated using a synthesized voice

Written by Ben Hubbard

Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Male Synthesized Voice)

This recording has been digitally produced, by DeepZenLimited, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration.

"…and they laid all waste with dreadful havoc, trod with unhallowed feet the holy places, dug up the altars, and carried off all the treasures of the holy church. Some of the brethren they killed; some they carried off in chains; many they cast out, naked and loaded with insults; some they drowned in the sea." —Simeon of Durham, A History of the Community of Durham

Beginning in 789 CE, the Vikings raided monasteries, sacked settlements and invaded the Atlantic coast of Europe and the British Isles. They looted and enslaved their enemies, terrorizing all whom they encountered.

But that is only part of their story. Sailing their famous longboats, they discovered Iceland and North America, colonised Greenland, founded Dublin, and also sailed up the River Seine and besieged Paris. They settled from Newfoundland to Russia, conquered eastern England, and fought battles from Ireland to the Caspian Sea. They traded walruses with Inuits, brought Russian furs to Western Europe and took European slaves to Constantinople. Their graves contain Arab silver, Byzantine silks and Frankish weapons and artefacts.

The Viking Warrior examines these fearsome warriors through their origins, social structure, raiding culture, weapons, trading networks and settlements.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amber Books
• Release date: Apr 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9781838861421

Ben Hubbard

Ben Hubbard is an accomplished non-fiction author for children and adults with over 150 titles to his name. He has written about many subjects, including space, samurai and sharks, to poison, pets and the Plantagenets. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in libraries around the world.

Reviews for The Viking Warrior

[Mr Martin C Przybylski · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I found the history interesting and the details about Viking life, families, religion and culture informative.