x, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note
Originally published: 2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Viking age -- Society and religion -- Battle on land and at sea -- England, Ireland and Wales, 789-900 -- England, Ireland and Wales, 900-1070 -- Scotland and the Orkneys -- Western Europe -- Russia and the East -- Atlantic explorations and settlements.
Summary
A concise comprehensive history of the motivations and beliefs of these fearsome raiders.