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The Vikings. A Short History.
Martin Arnold
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Description for The Vikings. A Short History.
Paperback. Provides an account of the early medieval period that became known as the Viking Age. Drawing on literary and archaeological source material, this title illustrates the two faces of the Vikings: on the one hand, savage, greedy, and implacable; on the other, adventurous, innovative, and artistic. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
This concise history of the Vikings traces the 300-year saga of the pirates and warlords who poured out of Scandinavia between the eighth and eleventh centuries, terrorizing, conquering, and ultimately settling vast tracts of land throughout Europe.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752445779
SKU
V9780752445779
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Ref
99-50
About Martin Arnold
Martin Arnold is Reader in Scandinavian Literature at Hull University. He is the author of The Vikings: Culture and Conquest and The Post-Classical Icelandic Family Saga. He was the historical consultant for the BBC Radio 4 series, The Viking Way (2006). He is currently co-authoring with Tom Shippey (The Road to Middle-Earth) Legends of Viking Heroes forthcoming from HarperCollins. He lives in Scarborough.
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