Vikings
Subtitle: a dark history of the Norse people
By: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chatswood, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781742575971
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Vikings; History
Other titles: Dark history of the Norse people
Description: Beginning in 789AD, the Vikings raided monasteries, ransacked cities and invaded western Europe. They looted and enslaved their enemies. But that is only part of their story. In long boats they discovered Iceland and America (both by accident) and also sailed up the Seine to Paris (which they ransacked). They settled from Newfoundland to Russia, founded Dublin and fought battles as far afield as the Caspian Sea. A thousand years after their demise, traces of the Vikings remain all the way from North America to Istanbul. They traded walruses with Inuits, brought Russian furs to Western Europe and took European slaves to Constantinople. Their graves contain Arab silver, Byzantine silks and Frankish weapons.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Origin of the Vikings; title: The old Norse religion; title: Viking law and social order; title: Viking society; title: The early raids; title: Viking weapons and combat; title: Exploration, settlement and trade; title: The Viking Kingdoms; title: The end of the Viking age; title: The Legacy of the Vikings; title: Index.