Author

Publication

1995-09-01 - Penguin (Non-Classics), London

Language

English

Word Count

36,000 words, Guess

Page Count

144 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780140513288
  • Open LibraryOL7356092M

Classifications

  • LCCG1034.H3 1995

Description

Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defenses of 9th-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of monks, peasants, and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine terrorists, and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. It follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor's bodyguard at Constantinople, and Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America. - Back cover.

First Sentence

At the time of the first Viking raids, strong rulers such as the Frankish Emperor Charlemagne and King Offa of Mercia had brought western Europe a level of peace and prosperity it had not enjoyed since the fall of the Roman Empire.

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Other Editions

  • The Penguin Historical Atlas of the VikingsPenguin (Non-Classics)1995-09-01

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