Publication

2014 - New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, N.S.W, New South Wales

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC948/.022
  • LCCDL65

Alternate 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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Vikings: a dark history of the Norse peopleNew Holland Publishers2014-01-01

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