The Penguin Historical Atlas of the VikingsPenguin Publishing Group, 1995 - 144 sider A history of the Vikings and their development as traders, explorers, and settlers Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defenses of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas traces their development as traders, pioneers, and mercenaries. Through more than sixty full-color maps, this atlas follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who traveled deep into Russia, mercenaries who served in the emperor’s bodyguard at Constantinople, and mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America. More than 80 illustrations and timelines make this is an indispensable handbook for students and history enthusiasts alike. |
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The Causes of the Viking Age | 8 |
The Origins of the Vikings | 16 |
Scandinavia in the Viking Age | 28 |
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10th century Æthelræd Anglo-Saxon Baltic battle Birka built burial Byzantine campaigns centre Christianity church Cnut Cnut's coast coastal conquered conquest Constantinople Danegeld Danelaw Danes Danevirke Danish Danish King defences Denmark Dublin Earldom East Anglia eastern empire England English Erik Erik Bloodaxe exile Faeroes farms Fjord fortified Francia Frankish Frisia Godfred Götar Gotland Greenland Harald Hebrides Hedeby Hlaðir Iceland invaded Irish Iron Age island Isles Jutland Kiev Kievan killed Kingdom of York land Loire Magnus Mercia monasteries Muslim Normandy Norse Northumbria Norway Norwegian Novgorod Olaf Tryggvason Orkney pagan period placenames plunder population probably Ragnald ravaged Ribe rivers routes royal ruler sacked Saga sail Saxon Scandinavian Scotland settle settlement settlers silver Slavic Slavs Svear Svein Forkbeard Sweden towns trade Varangian victory Viking activity Viking age Viking army Viking attacks Viking expansion Viking fleets Viking raids Viking ships Viking-age warriors Wessex western Europe winter