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The Viking Warrior

Ben Hubbard

“…and they laid all waste with dreadful havoc, trod with unhallowed feet the holy places, dug up the altars, and carried off all the treasures of the holy church. Some of the brethren they killed; some they carried off in... Read moreRead less

“…and they laid all waste with dreadful havoc, trod with unhallowed feet the holy places, dug up the altars, and carried off all the treasures of the holy church. Some of the brethren they killed; some they carried off in chains; many they cast out, naked and loaded with insults; some they drowned in the sea.” —Simeon of Durham, A History of the Community of Durham 

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, colonised 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 artefacts.
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.

Warrior series

Format: 285 x 213mm hb
Extent: 224pp
Word count: 50,000
Illustrations: 200 photos and artworks
ISBN: 9781782747383

Ben Hubbard

Ben Hubbard is a nonfiction author whose titles include Samurai Warrior: The Golden Age of Japan’s Elite Warriors 1560–1615, Gladiator, The Viking Warrior and The Plantagenets.

ISBN: 9781782747383 hb [portrait]

ISBN: 9781782742913 hb [landscape]

ISBN: 9781782745150 hb [out of print, portrait]

ISBN: 9781782743064  epub

ISBN: 9781782743057 kindle

ISBN: 9781838861421 audiobook

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