The Vikings

A Short History

By: Martin Arnold

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Paperback | 14 April 2008

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This concise history traces the 300-year saga of the
pirates and warlords who poured out of Scandinavia
between the eighth and eleventh centuries, terrorizing,
conquering, and ultimately settling vast tracts of land
throughout Europe. Undaunted by the might of the Arab
caliphates and the Byzantine Empire, they founded Russia,
originated the bloodline that came to rule France, and
created a North Sea empire that included England. They
also established settlements across the North Atlantic,
notably in Iceland and Greenland, and their adventurous
spirit and extraordinary seafaring skills led them to
explore and briefly build colonies in North America.
These were the Vikings, initially ferocious pagan
warriors seeking land and booty under the banners of
their gods, but eventually belligerent Christian kings
commanding vast armies. Martin Arnold provides a lively
and accessible account of the early medieval period that
became known as the Viking Age. Drawing on rich literary
and archaeological source material, Arnold vividly
illustrates the two faces of the Vikings: on the one
hand, savage, greedy, and implacable; on the other,
adventurous, innovative, and artistic.

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