Examines the Viking civilization in Scandinavia, and describes the language, society, warfare, travel, religion, and art of the period

The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their bloodthirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their story, which stretches from their Scandinavian origins to America in the west and as far as Baghdad in the east. Drawing on the most recent research, Scottish archaeologist Neil Oliver goes on the trail of the real Vikings. Where did they emerge from? How did they really live? What drove them to embark on such extraordinary voyages of discovery? The Vikings: A New History explores many of these questions for the first time in an epic story of one of the world's great empires.

An account--based on the most recent discoveries--of the Vikings, their world, their crafts and achievements, and their everyday lives is complemented by numerous maps, photographs, and artwork

Product Description: An archaeologist goes beyond the Vikings’ bloody reputation to search for the truth, in a new and groundbreaking historyAn archaeologist goes beyond the Vikings’ bloody reputation to search for the truth, in a new and groundbreaking history...read more

This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived. Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.

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Describes Viking culture, including religion, traditions, and customs, and discusses the influence and spread of Viking civilization across Europe.

Offers a factual guide to the time of the Vikings through a review of their many occupations, diverse skills, great expeditions, and the courageous accomplishments they made as the talented sailors they were that forever changed the world.

Showcases the exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Offers an examination of the Viking era, using research done on salvaging ships, excavating burial mounds, and mixing 20th-century technology with 10th-century finds

In a largely illustrated volume the history of the Vikings is traced incorporating the latest theories about them into a text discussing the early Scandanavian life

Describes the history and culture of the Vikings, and discusses their influence on European civilization

Chronicles and describes, with illustrations drawn from archaelogical excavations and scientific research, the complex civilization of the Northmen, from the Late Bronze Age to the Christian era, and its legacy to the modern world