The Edge of the World: How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are | 
pickLoved this book. At times I found the writing to get a bit too convoluted but it was still enjoyable. An excellent history of the North Sea and the many cultures that existed around it. Some chapters were definitely more intriguing than others. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the cultural progress charted though, especially in relation to Southern Europe.
pickWell have been on a holiday and have taken a break from the internet, but will return with this book which was billed as a history of the North Sea. I did not really find this as a strict history, but more a collection of historical essays on subjects like the law, money and the plague as it applied to the merchant communities around the North Sea from the Roman era through to the start of the renaissance. A study in interconnectedness.
It's Wednesday and time for #historymonth. Today's theme is vikings. Michael Pye has written an amazing book about the history of the north sea countries. The most dominant people in the early middle ages were the vikings. The Volsung Saga is their epic story about the hero Sigurd. Eirik the Red is a collection of Icelandic stories. And Joanne Harris has made a lovely adaptation of the Norse mythological lore. Any other viking recommendations?
