The World of Vikings

2015-11-10
The World of Vikings

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  • Author: Justin Pollard
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • ISBN: 1452153000
  • Category : Performing Arts
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 164

The official companion book to the first three seasons of the hit History Channel show inspired by a legendary Viking warrior. MGM’s hit show Vikings on the History Channel has drawn millions of viewers into the fascinating and bloody world of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok, who led Viking warriors to the British Isles and France. Covering the first three seasons of the series, this official companion book delves into the real history as well as the behind-the-scenes stories. Viking historian Justin Pollard explains shipbuilding and navigation, Norse culture and religion, and the first encounters between Viking warriors and the kings of England and France. Interviews with cast and crew reveal the process of dramatizing this gripping story, from reviving the Old Norse language to choreographing battle scenes and building ancient temples for human sacrifice. This ebook is a must for fans of the show and history buffs alike. VIKINGS © 2015 TM Prods Ltd/T5 Vikings Prods Inc. VIKINGSTM TM Prods Ltd. Praise for The World of Vikings “A gorgeous companion book to the hit series . . . The World of Vikings is an excellent piece for the avid Vikings fan. I highly recommend it.” —Geeks of Doom “This is a whole new way of learning about Vikings. This book is full of the legends and the lifestyle, with pictures to boot. It is a great read for any proud Scandinavian.” —Grand Forks Herald

The Viking World

2011
The Viking World

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  • Author: Stefan Brink
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780415692625
  • Category : Archaeology, Medieval
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field, and the most comprehensive book of its kind ever attempted.

The Vikings

2010-11
The Vikings

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  • Author: Elizabeth Janeway
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781893103351
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 156

An account of the explorations of Eric the Red and his son, Leif Ericson, in the New World, 500 years before Columbus.

Step Inside the Viking World

2022-02
Step Inside the Viking World

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  • Author: Rob Lloyd Jones
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781474968690
  • Category : Civilization, Vikings
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Introducing young readers to a fascinating civilisation. Take a tour of a bustling Viking village in this friendly book. Find out how Vikings dressed and what Viking children did all day, and see explorers set sail on a dangerous voyage to new lands.

The Age of the Vikings

2016-03-01
The Age of the Vikings

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  • Author: Anders Winroth
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN: 0691169292
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 328

A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacy The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history. Drawing on a wealth of written, visual, and archaeological evidence, Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage. He not only explains the Viking attacks, but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce, politics, discovery, and colonization, and reveals how Viking arts, literature, and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe. The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society, culture, and legacy of these legendary seafarers.

Children of Ash and Elm

2020-08-25
Children of Ash and Elm

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  • Author: Neil Price
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • ISBN: 0465096999
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 629

The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertise The Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval clerics and Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more. None of these appropriations capture the real Vikings, or the richness and sophistication of their culture. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, beliefs, and practices to the lands they discovered and the peoples they encountered, and in the process were themselves changed. From Eirík Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world, Children of Ash and Elm is the definitive history of the Vikings and their time.

The World in the Viking Age

2014
The World in the Viking Age

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  • Author: Søren M. Sindbæk
  • Publisher: Viking Ship Museum/National Museum of Denmark
  • ISBN: 9788785180704
  • Category : Commerce
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

The Viking Age was ignited by the art of building seaworthy sailing ships and the skills to sail them on the open sea. The growth in seafaring, trade, piracy, and exploration that began to gather momentum during the 8th century CE was not limited to Europe's northern seas, however. Ships, laden with cargo and with seafarers who met foreign cultures, created unexpected connections between people from the Arctic Circle to the oceans south of the equator. Travel accounts have handed down glimpses of these voyages to the present day. However, it is archaeological discoveries in particular which uncover the story of Viking-Age seafaring and voyages of exploration. The World in the Viking Age reveals a global history concerning ships, people and objects on the move. It is a story that challenges entrenched ideas about the past and present, and the skills and opportunities of previous generations.

Viking World

2008
Viking World

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  • Author: Philippa Wingate
  • Publisher: Usborne Books
  • ISBN: 9780746095805
  • Category : Civilization, Viking
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 64

Examining Viking culture and civilization, this title covers all aspects of Viking life, illustrating everything from building warships to what Vikings cooked for their dinner.

The Viking Heart

2021
The Viking Heart

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  • Author: Arthur Herman
  • Publisher: Mariner Books
  • ISBN: 1328595900
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 519

From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America

Valkyrie

2020-04-02
Valkyrie

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  • Author: Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1350137103
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 332

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war – to make the pain and suffering, the lost limbs and deformities, the piles of lifeless bodies of young men, glorious and worthwhile. Rather than their death being futile, it is their destiny and good fortune, determined by divine beings. The women in these stories take full part in the power struggles and upheavals in their communities, for better or worse. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological evidence, Valkyrie introduces readers to the dramatic and fascinating texts recorded in medieval Iceland, a culture able to imagine women in all kinds of roles carrying power, not just in this world, but pulling the strings in the other-world, too. In the process, this fascinating book uncovers the reality behind the myths and legends to reveal the dynamic, diverse lives of Viking women.