Frank Carlson Library

An account of the Scandinavians of 800-1100 B. C. who raided and plundered, then settled Europe and who discovered Greenland.

Who Were the Vikings? Discovering New Lands, At Home, Runes & Picture Stones, are among the chapters in this book. The format is appealing with many captioned illustrations surrounding the text. The sections on Viking ships, warriors, weapons, & explorations will serve as good background information for reports. Index. Part of the Eyewitness series. Full-color photos. Viking presents an overview of this culture from music to mealtime, social hierarchy,...

Text and illustrations describe the history and culture of the Vikings whose civilization flourished from 800 to 1100.

The saga of Sigifrith, hero of the Germanictribes. In the first book he has the vision of the treasure, in the second he slays the dragon and recovers thetreasure, in the third he faces his famous dilemma, Gundrun or Brunichild?

An illustrated survey of the early history of the Vikings, focusing on sea exploration, ships, navigation methods, and trade routes.

"For 300 years, from the ninth to the eleventh centuries, the power of the Vikings dominated Western Europe. Their voyaging extended westwards to America and as far south as the Mediterranean and North Africa. As well as being warriors and accomplished seamen, they were jewellers, sculptors and poets of great skill and originality: the forts, town sites, ships, burial mounds, carved stones, place names, sagas, art and artefacts they left behind substantiate...

"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...

Contains fascinating facts and historic snapshots of vikings, their lives and weaponry.