The next Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is set in Europe’s Viking era. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about the Vikings and the era of their peak influence, but the AC team is famously diligent in its historical research. Other than the Templar/Assassin’s/Animus story winding through the series, they’re about as close as you can get to visiting a different era without a time machine.
If you’d like to get a jump on learning Viking history, I’m personally recommending The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings on Kindle.
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I really enjoyed this book, which is why I’m psyched to see it’s on sale right now. The Viking age stretched from 793–1066 AD, and changed the entire face of Western Europe. I learned a lot I didn’t know about the Vikings and their exploits, even though I didn’t go into this book completely blind to the real history of the “Men from the North.” The history of the Vikings is actually a history of Western Europe, because their conquests were so wide and far-flung.
If Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has you interested in the Viking age, I recommend picking this one up at half price on Kindle. It’s worth the read.
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