The Vikings in history
Drawing on archaeological, literary and historical evidence, the author describes the Viking expeditions overseas, and their transformation in a little over 200 years from raiders to assimilated settlers, whose culture played an influential role in European civilization.
224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
9780044460404, 0044460406
956755776
The Vikings on the eve; the first raids on the British Isles and their aftermath; across the North Atlantic; the Vikings and the New World; the Danes in the south; the Danes in England; the Swedes in the east.