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Alan
Baker.
The
Viking.
Hoboken:
Wiley, 2004.
ISBN
0471430498.
Hardback,
perfect bound.
145x221x20mm.
216pp.
English.
Unused bargain.
This item
£7.50
Publisher's
price US$22.95/Can$32.99/£14.99
360g.
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One moment
they were a mere speck on the sea; the next, a murderous force slashing
its way into unprotected monasteries and villages; routing proud
armies; and pillaging villages and kidnapping innocents. For three
centuries the Vikings rained terror on Europe. As fearsome as these
warriors were, however, there was far more to Viking life and culture
than battle.
The Viking takes you on a fantastic
voyage into history, where you'll meet legendary Viking warriors,
explorers, kings, and poets. It chronicles the repeated Norse invasions
of the british Isles and the European mainland, from the destruction of
the Anglo-Celtic monastery at Lindisfarne through the founding of
Normandy and the battles of Hastings and Stamford Bridge. This
enlightening book also examines Viking culture, religion and
explorations, including:
- Norse
gods, mythology, and belief in an afterlife
- Day-to-day
life in Viking settlements
- Discovery
and settlement of Iceland and Greenland
- Leif
Eriksson's voyage to the New World
- A Viking
battle with Native Americans
- Swedish
exploits in the Volga and the founding of Russia.
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