Nancy Marie Brown
Nancy Marie Brown is the author of several highly praised cultural histories, including The Real Valkyrie , Song of the Vikings , and Ivory Vikings . These titles have been favorably reviewed in the New Yorker , the New York Times , the Economist , the Times Literary Supplement , the Wall Street Journal , and many other journals. Brown has spent decades studying Icelandic literature and culture. She lives on a farm in Vermont where she keeps four Icelandic horses and an Icelandic sheepdog.
Nancy Marie Brown is the author of several highly praised cultural histories, including The Real Valkyrie , Song of the Vikings , and Ivory Vikings . These titles have been favorably reviewed in the New Yorker , the New York Times , the Economist , the Times Literary Supplement , the Wall Street Journal , and many other journals. Brown has spent decades studying Icelandic literature and culture. She lives on a farm in Vermont where she keeps four Icelandic horses and an Icelandic sheepdog. See less
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Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
Norse Gods saved
by BruceHH, Mar 4, 2013
Much of what we know of the Norse Gods and legends apparently were preserved and embellished upon by an Icelander of the 12th and 13th centuries, Snoori Snurluson. Most of the chapters start with a ... Read More
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The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
Viking Saga Woman
by BruceHH, Feb 20, 2011
The publisher of this book submitted it for the Science Writing Award of the American Institute of Physics. Why I'm not sure. The book does not deal directly with physics nor covers much science. ... Read More