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Publication
Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1993.
Description
From about AD 800 many Scandinavians, who were already adept at overseas trade, decided to go 'a-Viking'- meaning, to go forth across the seas in search of riches and a reputation at home. This book traces the history of the Viking invaders, of the lands they pillaged, and of their legacy that lives to this day.
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The peoples of Scandinavia first appear in history as farmers tilling the thin soils of Denmark, then crossing the seas to Sweden and Denmark, becoming adept at trade. Suddenly about AD 800, with the perfection of their amphibious double-ended square-rigged assault ship, they shifted to raiding and
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looting their neighborhoods - "a-Viking". The Viking era stretches from AD 800 to 1100. Show Less
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168 p.; 29 cm
ISBN
0809498960 / 9780809498963