The Viking Warrior

Beginning in 789 ce, the Vikings raided monasteries, sacked settlements, and invaded the Atlantic coast of Europe and the British Isles. They looted and enslaved their enemies, terrorizing all whom they encountered. But that is only part of their story. Sailing their famous longboats, they discovered Iceland and North America, colonized Greenland, founded Dublin, and also sailed up the River Seine and besieged Paris. They settled from Newfoundland to Russia, conquered eastern England, and fought battles from Ireland to the Caspian Sea. They traded walruses with Inuits, brought Russian furs to Western Europe, and took European slaves to Constantinople. Their graves contain Arab silver, Byzantine silks, and Frankish weapons and artifacts. Illustrated with more than 200 maps, photographs, and artworks, The Viking Warrior examines these fearsome warriors through their origins, social structure, raiding culture, weapons, trading networks, and settlements. • Explores the impact of the Vikings on the places they explored and settled, including Anglo-Saxon England, Christian Ireland, Normandy, Iceland, Greenland, “Vinland” (modern-day Newfoundland), Kievan Rus, and Byzantium • Examines the weapons and warrior culture of the Norse raiders • Includes more than 200 artworks, photographs, and maps; plus a free poster (on the reverse of the jacket)