R. I. Page is Emeritus Elrington and Bosworth Prrofessor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, and a noted authority on Norse literature. He is the author of Runes and Norse Myths.
'I would recommend this book as a worthwhile addition to any
medievalist's bookshelf, whether it be as a pedagogic or research
tool or as a purely recreational tome. My only quibble is a minor
one: the title might at first glance seem somewhat misleading to
scholars, for this is by no means a collection of dry "chronicles"
but a vivid anthology of writings from one of the most maligned
groups in European history.'
*Arthuriana*
'... a wealth of riches on the Viking Age and a view of that time
and people which depends on a fine historical assessment of the
evidence that survives. His very accessible survey of available
sources and his exposition of the ways they should be used are
masterful and pointed.'
*Times Literary Supplement*
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