Bill Arnott guides readers on an epic literary odyssey following historys most feared and misunderstood voyageurs: the Vikings! To go Viking is to embark on an epic journey. For over eight years, Bill Arnott journeyed throughout the northern hemisphere, discovering sites Scandinavian explorers raided, traded, and settled -- finding Viking history in a wider swath of the planet than most anthropologists and historians ever imagined. With a small pack and a weatherproof journal, Bill explores and writes with a journalists eye, a songwriters prose, a poets perspective, and a comedians take on everything else. Prepare yourself for an armchair adventure like no other! From Europe to Asia, the Mediterranean to the British Isles, through Scandinavia to Iceland, Greenland, and the New World, with further excursions around Thor Heyerdahls Pacific, Roald Amundsens Arctic, and Olaf Crowbones stormy North Atlantic, Bill takes readers on a mythic personal adventure in real time -- a present-day Viking quest.
Bill Arnott is the bestselling non-fiction author of Wonderful Magical Words and Dromomania. Bills been a featured musician, spoken-word artist, moderator, per-former, and host at hundreds of literary festivals and mixed-media events across Canada and internationally. His articles, reviews, and poetry are published in Canada, the US, UK, Europe, and Asia, with features in literary journals, magazines, and anthol-ogies. Bill is a national songwriting finalist, poetry award recipient, and finalist for the 2019 Whistler Independent Book Award. When not trekking the globe with a horribly outdated camera phone or showing off his cooking skills as a culinary school dropout, Bill can be found on Canadas west coast, making friends and generally misbehaving. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.