Reviews for The Normans

The average rating for The Normans based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-11-08 00:00:00 Aaron Wright I got through this one halfway before I had to stop. Reading it was like listening to your 80 year old British uncle who was a museum curator most of his life. Often the author would branch off on short tangents citing people, places, and events with which I was very unfamiliar. That's not the author's fault, but this book isn't meant for readers like me with very limited knowledge of British or European history. I would recommend this book to anyone who is already well-versed in the subject, but otherwise leave this one on the shelf a while until you've acquired some context.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-29 00:00:00 Mendy Liddle Leider nicht so interessant geschrieben... von langweiliger Jahreszahlen und Namenslistungen bis hin zu wiederholten Zusammenfassungen der Eigenschaften der Normannen nicht wirklich gut lesbar. Dennoch war das Thema interessant für mich als Verknüpfung der Wikingerzeit zu den Kreuzzügen. Lobenswert dass nicht nur gesellschaftliche Aspekte beleuchtet wurden sondern z.B. auch architektonische.