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Princeton University Press
Publication Date
2014
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English
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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,
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Pegasus Books
Publication Date
2022.
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English
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An acclaimed bioarchaeologist traces the path of an ancient piece of jewelry found in a Viking grave in England back to eighth-century Baghdad and India, explaining that the Vikings' route may have been far more varied than previously known.
3) Vikings
Author
Publisher
Creative Education
Publication Date
c2013
Language
English
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"A compelling look at the Vikings, including the ways they terrorized western Europe, their lifestyle, their weapons, and how they remain a part of today's culture through books and film"-- Provided by Publisher.
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English
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Fleeing a death sentence from the Queen of Íseldur, Silla Nordvig joins the Bloodaxe Crew in a bid to survive the treacherous Road of Bones, where she must navigate dangers, win over the Crew's brooding leader, and evade a relentless assassin while heading towards safety in Kopa.
6) Tales from the Minnesota Vikings sideline: a collection of the greatest Vikings stories ever told
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English
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Take a journey from the infant stages of football in Minnesota up through the Vikings' four Super Bowl appearances in Bill Williamson and Eric Thompson's Tales from the Minnesota Vikings Sideline. For more than fifty years the Vikings have established themselves as one of the premier teams in the NFL. Perhaps the most successful team to never win a Super Bowl, the Vikings have nevertheless harbored a rich tradition of winning football. Now fans of...
8) Vikings: #33
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Introduces the Vikings, discussing why they went on raids, what they wore, what their ships were like, and how they shaped history.
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2016.
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English
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From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings—a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in Christendom.
In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their power meant little more than the ability to pillage and plunder, which they did to bolster their status at home. But as these Norse warriors left their strongholds
13) Vikings
Author
Publisher
Creative Education
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map.
Language
English
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Examines the history of the viking warriors of Scandinavia, describing how and why they went to battle with neighboring lands and how eventually they became Christians and stopped fighting other Christian lands.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Publication Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations
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English
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Imagines what life was like for a Viking explorer, detailing the ships and weapons they used, the types of gear they wore, and the missions they carried out. Features full-color illustrations.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
366 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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English
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"Hiccup is in hiding in the Murderous Mountains with the Company of the Dragonmark, but he is determined to become King of the Wilderwest by defeating the witch's Vampire Spydragons and steal back the King's Things from Alvin the Treacherous"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Vikings
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Publisher
National Geographic
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Introduces Vikings, describing their history, culture, mythology, and warfare.
18) The Viking world
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English
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"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...
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2026.
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English
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"The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of âIseldur, and even with the warrior who's captured her heart standing by her side, Silla's task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. But the secret she vigilantly guards threatens to ruin all her plans: A shard of a god lives in her mind, twisting her thoughts and deeds to His will. Meanwhile,...
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English
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"Visit the vicious Vikings and find out how these fearsome warriors lived! Learn about Viking loot and terrorizing raids. Discover the Viking gods and the mysteries of their afterlife. Read amazing Viking stories, find out about deadly blood feuds and learn what would happen to you if you became a Viking slave as you hunt down the secrets of the dead!"-- Page 4 of cover.