For 300 years the Vikings took Europe by storm sacking monasteries and towns in their search for booty and new lands to settle. This collection of superb photographs brings their story vividly to life.More than just wild pirates the Vikings were skilled engineers and craftsmen. See their fine jewellery and woodwork as well as real longships and a reconstruction of a Danish trading ship. Look inside a typical Viking home andd learn how Viking women spun and wove clothes. See memorial stones inscribed with legends and trace Viking history from the earliest raids to the introduction of Christianity to Scandinavia.Featuring many objects from leading museums in Scandinavia Britain and Ireland Viking is a unique and exciting introduction to these daring warriors explorers and traders.
- ISBN10 0751360228
- ISBN13 9780751360226
- Publish Date 11 December 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 September 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English