Author: T. D. Kendrick
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: vol, vikings, history
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2004-04-30
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 048643396X
ISBN-13: 9780486433967

Enthralling, well-documented, and vivid account by a leading authority on the subject chronicles the activities of those bold sea raiders of the North who terrorized Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries. Abundantly illustrated, the volume will be invaluable to scholars and students of Nordic history. 12 plates and 40 black-and-white illustrations.

Author: Ian Heath
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: elite, vikings
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1985-05-23
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0850455650
ISBN-13: 9780850455656

In this worthy addition to the Elite series, Ian Heath transports us to the time of the Vikings examining their epic journeys and the ships they made them in, their methods of warfare - the organisation of their armies and tactics employed, their appearance and equipment and the general history of these fascinating warrior-explorers. His authoritative text is backed by many fine illustrations and photographs including 12 stunning full colour plates by Angus McBride, one of the world’s most respected military artists.

Author: Allen Mawer
Publisher: Tansill Press
Keywords: vikings
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2008-10-27
List price: $27.45
ISBN-10: 1443773301
ISBN-13: 9781443773300

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Paul Cavill
Publisher: Zondervan
Keywords: vikings
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2002-06-01
List price: $18.99
ISBN-10: 0007104022
ISBN-13: 9780007104024

An engaging and popular account of the mysterious Dark Age of English history when Vikings and Anglo-Saxons collided--and faith won out At the turn of the first millennium, Viking raiders devastated Anglo-Saxon England, looting monasteries and cathedrals and destroying much of the fragile culture. Yet pressure from the invaders caused the Anglo-Saxon nations to unite and grow strong under King Alfred, resulting in the conversion of many Viking marauders. Learning flourished and, even when fully conquered, Anglo-Saxons found themselves protected as part of a Christian Viking empire. Autho

Author: Gwyn Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: vikings, history
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2001-07-19
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0192801341
ISBN-13: 9780192801340

"An utterly splendid book, quite the most brilliantly written, balanced, and explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language."-- Scandinavian StudiesThe subject of this book is the Viking realms, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, their civilization and culture, and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A highly readable narrative follows the development of these Northern peoples--the Nordmenn--from their origins and the legendary pre-history to the military triumphs of Canute and the defeat of Harald Hardrádi at Stamford Bridge in 1066, which s

Author: Richard Hall
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Keywords: vikings, world
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-03-26
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0500051445
ISBN-13: 9780500051443

A vivid picture of the Vikings that draws on the latest discoveries and augments written evidence with fine archaeological detail.Here is the complete story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raiding, trading, and settling known as the Viking Age and the huge impact that the Vikings had on the course of European history, to the last surviving Viking settlements in fifteenth-century Greenland.The book explores Viking life and culture in detail, from their costumes and appearance to their longhouses and towns, i

Author: F. Donald Logan
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: history, vikings
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-11-14
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0415327563
ISBN-13: 9780415327565

Completely updated to include important primary research, archaeological findings and debates from the last decade, this third edition of F. Donald Logan’s successful book examines the Vikings and their critical role in history. The author uses archaeological, literary and historical evidence to analyze the Vikings’ overseas expeditions and their transformation from raiders to settlers. Focusing on the period from 800–1050, it studies the Vikings across the world, from Denmark and Sweden right across to the British Isles, the North Atlantic and the New World. This edition