Through examining primary evidence, such as, pots, swords, remains, artwork, buildings and tapestries, the reader will be introduced to each historical age.
"-- Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, their civilization and culture, and their many sided achievements at home and abroad.
An account of the explorations of Eric the Red and his son, Leif Ericson, in the New World, 500 years before Columbus.
But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history.
Completely updated to include important primary research, archaeological findings and debates from the last decade, this third edition of F. Donald Logan's successful book examines the Vikings and their critical role in history.
Join Patrick and Beth as they continue their travel to various lands and time in the Imagination Station book series.
A comprehensive and thrilling history of the Vikings for fans of the History Channel series, soon to return for its fifth season From Harald Bluetooth to Cnut the Great, the feared seamen and plunderers of the Viking Age ruled Norway, ...
This almost mythic sequence ofevents brought Olafto Holmgard (Novgorod), his destination many years before. ... He was an enthusiastic convert: The Saga ofthe Orkney Islanders (Orkneyinga saga) tells ofhis deception and forcible ...
D. British Isles Barnes, Michael P. “Aspects of the Scandinavian runes of the British Isles.” In Roman, Runes and Ogham, edited by John Higgitt et al., 103—11. Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2001 . . The Runic Inscriptions of Maeshowe, Orkney.
Scotland J. Graham-Campbell and C. Batey, Vikings in Scotland: An Archaeological Survey (Edinburgh University Press, 1998) A. Ritchie, Viking Scotland (Batsford, 1993) Ireland H. B. Clarke, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, and R. Ó Floinn (eds), ...
Armand Peterson's The Vikings Reader is the fascinating, yard-by-yard chronicle of fifty years of Vikings football from the perspective of the sportswriters and other commentators who were there as the stories unfolded.