Description
| Product ID: | 9780140513288 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings |
| Authors: | Author: John Haywood |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Travel maps, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Travel maps, Northern Europe, Scandinavia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Vikings were more than just marine warriors. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. It contains over sixty colour maps, and follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, and of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor's bodyguard at Constantinople. Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences 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 shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. With over sixty full colour maps, it follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor’s bodyguard at Constantinople, and Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1995-06-29 |