The Vikings: A Short History

The Vikings: A Short History

The Vikings: A Short History

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Published: 14 April, 2008
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This concise history of the Vikings 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.

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Type Book
ISBN13 9780752445779
ISBN10 0752445774
Number Of Pages 192
Item Weight 210 g
Product Dimensions 124 x 198 x 10 mm
Publisher / Reseller The History Press Ltd
Format paperback
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Author's Bio

Martin Arnold is Reader in Scandinavian Literature at Hull University. He is the author of The Vikings: Culture and Conquest and The Post-Classical Icelandic Family Saga. He was the historical consultant for the BBC Radio 4 series, The Viking Way (2006). He is currently co-authoring with Tom Shippey (The Road to Middle-Earth) Legends of Viking Heroes forthcoming from HarperCollins. He lives in Scarborough.

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