Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Vikings!
Paperback. A fascinating look at these fierce foreign warriors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Viking is such a vivid word, steeped in imagery and blood. The Viking Age began and ended in England. Its first act in AD 789 was a murder on a beach in Dorset; its last, some two and a half centuries later, was the crowning of a Dane in London as king of a united England. In between, the Vikings waged war on four continents, they besieged London, Paris and Constantinople, founded Russia and the Duchy of Normandy and very nearly snuffed out Anglo-Saxon England. Yet these days they are seen more as traders and explorers than as warriors. This ... Read more
Viking is such a vivid word, steeped in imagery and blood. The Viking Age began and ended in England. Its first act in AD 789 was a murder on a beach in Dorset; its last, some two and a half centuries later, was the crowning of a Dane in London as king of a united England. In between, the Vikings waged war on four continents, they besieged London, Paris and Constantinople, founded Russia and the Duchy of Normandy and very nearly snuffed out Anglo-Saxon England. Yet these days they are seen more as traders and explorers than as warriors. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445613895
SKU
V9781445613895
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About I. P. Stephenson
Ian Stephenson is a lecturer in archaeology at the School of Continuing Education at the University of Reading. He has previously written two illustrated books on the history of the Vikings with Amberley. He lives in Reading.
Reviews for Vikings!
Fast-paced, accessibly written - a valuable addition to any bookshelf'
CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY
CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY