The Vikings: Revised Edition
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Author(s)Else Roesdahl
PublisherPenguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN / ASINB005IUHP14
ISBN-13978B005IUHP14
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewellery, kingship, poetry and family life. The result is a rich and compelling picture of an extraordinary civilisation.