An account of the explorations of Eric the Red and his son, Leif Ericson, in the New World, 500 years before Columbus.
Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade and raid along the coasts of Europe. Their influence extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their...
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), ...
Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more...
Introduces the Vikings, discussing why they went on raids, what they wore, what their ships were like, and how they shaped history.
"-- 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.
True Myth: Black Vikings of the Middle Ages takes the reader where he or she has never been before.
Helping to finally shed the light on why the Vikings abruptly descended onto the world stage in such dramatic fashion, this book begins to explore the motives of the Viking exodus like no other and takes an in depth evaluation of all the ...
The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of production, trade and consumption of silk ...
An Indie Next pick for December 2012, Song of the Vikings brings to life Snorri Sturluson, wealthy chieftain, wily politician, witty storyteller, and the sole source of Viking lore for all of Western literature.