The first thing that strikes me is that I find the plot similar to "Flying Dutch", but while I continue to read this comic viking-tale, I change opinion. In Caithness, an old grave is uncovered, and the vikings are awaken. Their main concern when first awaken, is whose responsible it was to pack the food, and who have had the nerve to move their ladder so they couldn't get out of the ship. After they sorted these important things out they start the plans for their quest; how to assassin the sorcerer-king. To their help they have the archeologist Hildy Fredriksen, who had the pleasure(?) to bump into them. The adventure starts and consists of several amusing incidents; Hildy's more or less fortunate attempts to keep the vikings from attacking the natives, Chthonic sprits getting drunk on high-voltage electricity, and more... I like this book a lot, the vikings fighting spirit never cease to exist, they are always happy when there is an opportunity to get involved in a battlement (beware SAS!). The book isn't that 'complicated' that I found 'Ye Gods!', it can be the fact that I don't know to much about mythology (which is very much involved in 'Ye Gods!') that make me prefer 'Who's Afraid of Beowulf'. If you found 'Flying Dutch' amusing, then I promise you that you will like this one as well, if you haven't read Flying Dutch, I would recommend that you read this one first (that one is still one of my favourites).
