Viking Longship
Contributors: Steve Noon (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: February 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781841763491
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; Maritime history; Naval forces & warfare; Ships & shipping: general interest; BCE to c 500 CE; Prehistory; Military - Other; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Northern Europe, Scandinavia; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Europe - Scandinavia; History / Military / General; Ancient - General
First sentence: As the 8th century drew to a close, small bands of marauding Norsemen from Denmark and Norway launched an initial wave of savage amphibious attacks on the kingdoms of western Europe, their first targets the undefended coastal monasteries of England, Scotland, Ireland and France-rich in the gold and silver trappings of early Christianity.
Notes: New Vanguard