Viking world
By: Philippa Wingate & Anne Millard ; illustrated by Gerald Wood ; designed by Andrew Dixon ; additional illustrations by Dan Courtney and Kevin Lyles ; additional research by Henry Brook ; map illustrations by Peter Dennis
Contributors: Millard, Anne; Dixon, Andrew, 1967-; Wood, Gerald, 1938-; Courtney, Dan; Lyles, Kevin; Brook, Henry
Series: Illustrated world history; Illustrated world history
Publisher: Usborne
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780746095805
Subjects: Vikings; Juvenile literature; Viking Civilization; History; Social life and customs
Description: Text and illustrations examine the history, culture, daily life and explorations of Vikings. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
Notes: Originally published: 1993.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Who were the Vikings?; title: Life on a Viking farm; title: Inside a Viking house; title: What the Vikings wore; title: Viking ships; title: Viking warriors; title: Norse women; title: Viking towns; title: Viking society and government; title: Death and burial in Viking times; title: Norse gods and goddesses; title: Worshipping the Norse gods; title: Christianity during the Viking Age; title: The age of kings; title: The raiding begins; title: Exploring the northern seas; title: Mainland Europe under attack; title: The Vikings reach America; title: Sailing east; title: Constantinople : "the Great City"; title: Islam and the Arab Empire; title: The last Viking expeditions; title: The world at the time of the Vikings; title: Norse legends; title: Key dates in the Viking Age; title: The Viking world map; title: Who was who in Viking times; title: Scandinavian kings.