The Conversion of Scandinavia by Winroth Book Review#7 by StabtheDragon#92 01/14/23

The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe, Anders Winroth, New Haven: Yale Univ. Press 2012 (238pp.) This outstanding book tells the story of how the Vikings chose to accept Christianity for their own purposes. This book is a strong, readable history of Medieval Scandinavia that has implications and applications for our own time.