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Available
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Publication
Time-Life Books (1979), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 176 pages
Description
History. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML: A terror to the outside world, Viking longships were a source of great and understandable pride to Norsemen. At a time when the majority of men and women in the West lived and died within walking distance of their birthplaces, and travel was slow and dangerous, Vikings seemed to skitter over the globe like water birds over a pond, appearing when they were least expected, disappearing when they chose. Unlike the other peoples of Europe in the early Middle Ages, they understood and mastered the power of the sea. Here, in this short-form book, the story of how the Norsemen learned to build and sail their longships..
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LibraryThing member Matke
A good introduction to Viking history, with an emphasis on their exploration. Excellent for one is just starting to explore the culture.
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176 p.; 11.2 inches
ISBN
0809427087 / 9780809427086