For 300 years the Vikings took Europe by storm sacking monasteries and towns in their search for booty and new lands to settle. This collection of superb photographs brings their story vividly to life.More than just wild pirates the Vikings were skilled engineers and craftsmen. See their fine jewellery and woodwork as well as real longships and a reconstruction of a Danish trading ship. Look inside a typical Viking home andd learn how Viking women spun and wove clothes. See memorial stones inscribed with legends and trace Viking history from the earliest raids to the introduction of Christianity to Scandinavia.Featuring many objects from leading museums in Scandinavia Britain and Ireland Viking is a unique and exciting introduction to these daring warriors explorers and traders.

 

This book is part of a book series called Dk Eyewitness Guides .

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1997 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

This book has the following chapters: Who were the Vikings?; lords of the sea; ship-building; Erik the Red and the great explorers; warriors and weapons; conquest of Europe and beyond; trading east and west; jewellery; at home; at the table; crafts and industry; a Viking bestiary; farming; hunting and fishing; getting around; dressing up; women and children; Viking society; kings and queens; writing in runes; music and entertainment; Norse gods and legends; the voyage to Valhalla; the coming of Christianity; end of the Viking era; unearthing the Viking past; Vikings and modern Scandinavia.