Vikings in 30 Seconds by Philip Steele
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love when I read a children’s book and find facts that I was not aware of.
This is another in the series of “30 second” fact bites of information, this time on Vikings.
We learn about how four of the days of the week, in English, are still named after Viking gods. We learn that Vikings did not have horns on their helmets, and what their helmets looked like. We learn that Vikings used to play games and sing songs.
They had something called “kennings” which were word puzzles. They played board games and sang, but we don’t know what their music sounded like, because when outsiders came to hear it they said it sounded like dogs howling.
Fun, and quick read. Great for children to learn about Vikings.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.