Vikings
Subtitle: raids, culture, legacy
By: Marjolen Stern & Roderick Dale
Contributors: Dale, Roderick, author
Publisher: Metro Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781435164246
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Vikings; Influence; History; Histoire
Description: "From the remote and unforgiving landscape of northern Europe, the Vikings voyaged to far-flung areas of the world with extraordinary consequences. Vikings examines the origins, explorations and settlements of these seafaring people, exploring their impact on the world as colonizers, craftsmen, traders and state-makers. This highly illustrated book provides a revealing portrait of the Vikings' incredible legacy with a collection of rare documents printed on this page"--Page 4 of cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins of the Scandinavian nations; title: Exploration; title: Raiding and trading; title: Settlement abroard; title: Everyday life; title: The end of the Viking age; title: The Viking legacy.