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Just reread this[0] classic piece that captures Viking life. It holds up so well. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Long-Ships-Review-Books-Classics/dp/1590173465 htt

• lukan 5mo ago
  The cover with the viking in a horned helmet does not hold up so well for me. The text is more historically accurate?
  • andreasgl 5mo ago
    That's just poor taste by the publisher of the translation. I think this is the original cover of the first part from 1941, which is a bit more subtle: https://img.tradera.net/images/363/614895363_bd12c6ee-75d3-4ef8-ba7c-347bb4637ca4.jpg https://img.tradera.net/images/363/614895363_bd12c6ee-75d3-4... It's a great book, I highly recommend it.
    • lukan 5mo ago
      Thanks, I will give it a try then.
  • designerarvid 5mo ago
    That’s the international publisher’s mistake. The text is famous for being similar in style to the preserved Icelandic originals. It’s quite authentic.
    • atombender 5mo ago
      The cover uses a 19th century drawing by the French painter Louis Charles Bombled (from a book on the history of France, oddly enough). NYRB's cover designer, Katy Homans, is usually good, so I'm not sure why this was chosen. I'm sure their design budget is somewhere near zero, so being public domain may have been a factor.