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Exploring the World of the Vikings

Exploring the World of the Vikings

by RichardHall (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $15.94
Synopsis

Here is the full story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raiding, trading and settling known as the Viking Age, to the last surviving settlements in fifteenth-century Greenland. Drawing on the latest discoveries and augmenting textual evidence with fine archaeological detail, Richard Hall creates a vivid picture of the Vikings at home and abroad in an era that laid many of the foundations of the modern world. Designed for the general reader this book is beautifully presented with colour illustrations throughout.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 12 Jul 2012
ISBN 10: 0500290512
ISBN 13: 9780500290514
Book Overview: This complete story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the first millennium AD, to their last surviving settlements in 15th-century Greenland

Media Reviews
'Fascinatingly detailed ... without doubt the most attractively presented study of the Vikings currently available ... Hall's book has no rival' - The Historian
'Well balanced and highly readable. ... For those interested in reading about the Vikings, their settlements and exploits, they can do no better than start with this accomplished and rich book' - British Archaeology
'Richard Hall brings a wealth of authority and practical experience to bear in presenting this up-to-the-minute account of the Vikings and their world . . . highly informative and full of interesting detail on Viking life' - Minerva
Author Bio
Richard Hall is Director of Archaeology at York Archaeological Trust. He led the excavations of Viking Age York, and helped to devise the world-famous Jorvik Viking Centre there. He is one of the foremost experts on the Viking world.