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Eleanor Barraclough
Eleanor Barraclough
Awards
Longlisted — Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, 2025
Shortlisted — Wolfson History Prize, 2025
Books by Eleanor Barraclough
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Hardback, 2025
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025
A “brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived” (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to...
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
E Book
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025
A “brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived” (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to...
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Paperback, 2026