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Vikings: a History of the Norse People. Martin J. Dougherty

By: London, UK : Amber Books Ltd. ; c2013Description: 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781782740612
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 948.022 DOU
Summary: In this accessible book, the whole narrative of the Viking story is examined from the eighth to the 11th century. Arranged thematically, [the book] examines the Norsemen from exploration to religion to trade to settlement to weaponry to kingdoms to their demise and legacy. But today questions remain: what prompted the first Viking raids? What stopped their expansion? And how much of the tales of murder, rape and pillage is myth.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
900 - 999 Flesherton Branch Shelves 948 .022 Dou (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001117938

Includes index.

In this accessible book, the whole narrative of the Viking story is examined from the eighth to the 11th century. Arranged thematically, [the book] examines the Norsemen from exploration to religion to trade to settlement to weaponry to kingdoms to their demise and legacy. But today questions remain: what prompted the first Viking raids? What stopped their expansion? And how much of the tales of murder, rape and pillage is myth.

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