Publisher's Synopsis
Were the Vikings vicious? What did they do with their dead? How did they build their ships? Did they discover America? What was a berserker? This book tells us all about the northern warriors who sailed forth around 1000 years ago. It looks at the Vikings at home in Scandinavia, at war, and as explorers, settlers and traders venturing as far as Russia, Byzantium, and North America - nearly five centuries before Columbus.;Drawing on contemporary evidence and recent archaeological discoveries, "Vikings" takes a close look at all the different aspects of the lives of these northern warriors. The "I Was There" photographic re-enactments combine with the author's lively text to bring the story of the Vikings vividly to life for a 20th-century readership.
