In the late eighth century the Vikings set out from Scandinavia in search of treasure and land. Over the next three hundred years they reached as far afield as Greenland, North America, Britain, Russia and the Mediterranean. The concise and readable account takes an overview of the dramatic events of the period and examines the controversies surrounding the Vikings. Do they deserve their reputation for violence and destruction? Why were they so successful?
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A concise and readable account of the Vikings
Origins; raids; the wrath of God?; rape and pillage; settlement and assimilation; West to Vinland; East to Russia; the Scandinavian kingdoms.

Product details

ISBN
9780750921947
Published
1999-10-01
Publisher
Vendor
The History Press Ltd
Weight
140 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
127 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
00, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
128

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