Vikings: Warriors, Raiders, and Masters of the Sea

by Rodney Castleden

Book Overview

In Vikings, historian Rodney Castleden successfully separates the truth from Norse myth and examines the achievements of the Viking Age--the people, their artistry, technological skills, and seamanship.

At the gates of Valhalla, Odin, the God of War and Death, welcomed the bravest of the slain warriors arriving in flaming longships for their final battle. It is a fiery legend still celebrated annually in the Shetland Islands,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785832351
• ISBN13: 9780785832355
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 10.6"