Treasures of the Vikings - Hardcover
by Tom Horne
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tom HorneSeries:Amazing PlacesTheme:Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies, Cultural Region/Scandinavian, Ethnic Orientation/ScandinavianPublish date:5/19/2026Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Amber BooksISBN-13:9781838866624ISBN-10:1838866620UPC:9781838866624Book Category:History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:Europe, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Medieval, Nordic Countries, RegionalSize:11.82 x 9.07 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.298Product ID:SC1RGZVPS9
Treasures of the Vikings explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia.Packed with photographs of fascinating objects and sites, the book is ideal for any enthusiast for all things Viking.
Treasures of the Vikings explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia. From battles in Estonia in the mid 8th-century and the apocalyptic Viking attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne on the remote northeast coast of Anglo-Saxon England in 793, until the demise of Scandinavian control of Shetland in 1472, Viking groups played a central role in history, as pirates, traders and mercenaries, leaving a trail of destruction, settlements and treasure from Newfoundland to the shores of the Black Sea. In between, Vikings traded along the great rivers of Russia and Ukraine, conquered in Britain and France, settled in Iceland and Greenland, and enriched Scandinavia with loot. Marvel at a Frankish Ulfberht high-carbon steel sword, prized by Viking warriors for its strength and lightness, and see the remarkable walrus ivory and whale tooth Lewis Chess Pieces, found on the eponymous Scottish isle in the 19th century. Packed with photographs of fascinating objects and sites, Treasures of the Vikings is ideal for any enthusiast for all things Viking.
Treasures of the Vikings explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia. From battles in Estonia in the mid 8th-century and the apocalyptic Viking attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne on the remote northeast coast of Anglo-Saxon England in 793, until the demise of Scandinavian control of Shetland in 1472, Viking groups played a central role in history, as pirates, traders and mercenaries, leaving a trail of destruction, settlements and treasure from Newfoundland to the shores of the Black Sea. In between, Vikings traded along the great rivers of Russia and Ukraine, conquered in Britain and France, settled in Iceland and Greenland, and enriched Scandinavia with loot. Marvel at a Frankish Ulfberht high-carbon steel sword, prized by Viking warriors for its strength and lightness, and see the remarkable walrus ivory and whale tooth Lewis Chess Pieces, found on the eponymous Scottish isle in the 19th century. Packed with photographs of fascinating objects and sites, Treasures of the Vikings is ideal for any enthusiast for all things Viking.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Amber BooksISBN-13:9781838866624ISBN-10:1838866620UPC:9781838866624Book Category:History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:Europe, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Medieval, Nordic Countries, RegionalSize:11.82 x 9.07 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.298Product ID:SC1RGZVPS9
Dr Tom Horne read history at Balliol College, Oxford, and achieved an MLitt. and Ph.D. at Glasgow, where he studied early medieval archaeology and Viking-Age trade. An experienced field archaeologist, Tom has worked on Viking-Age sites from Shetland to Ukraine. He has also written extensively about the Vikings, including for his monograph, A Viking Market Kingdom (Routledge) and The Viking Age in Scotland, (EUP) a book he also co-edited.
Publisher: Amber Books
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