The Vikings: Classic Histories Series

They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders - a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their exploration of the world has left an indelible impression a thousand years on.

The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson''s indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions. They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders - a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their exploration of the world has left an indelible impression a thousand years on.

• | Author: Magnus Magnusson
• | Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: Oct 06, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780750978583
• | ISBN-10: 0750978589