Eaters of the Dead vs Trú og landnám: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Northmen, Mythology
Eaters of the Dead
“The Ibn Fadlan manuscript represents the earliest known eyewitness account of Viking life and society.”
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a 1976 novel by…
1 film adaptation
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The verdict
- Eaters of the Dead is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Trú og landnám.
Scores by source
| Eaters of the Dead | Trú og landnám | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (158) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (417) | — |
Reception
| Eaters of the Dead | Trú og landnám | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 417 | — |
| Editions | 50 | 2 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 8889 | — |
| Pages | 221 | 404 |