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book is a great introduction/brief glimpse into the world of the Vikings, This is a great book for anyone interesting in starting a foundation of knowledge on the Vikings, A very brief history light but entertaining, Not fo rthose who are looking for real history with lots of detail, Wonderful review/storytelling of viking culture and expansion throughout the known world, He writes in a very engaging and non judgemental way about the Vikings, who were basically a race of entrepreneurs, as far as I can tell.
Rather violent ones, when they weren't farming, It's fairly short, so obviously there's detail lacking, but for an overview of who they were, their expansion, culture and the sometimes scarily violent change from paganism to Christianity, it's very good.
I ain't done yet, jeez, gimme a chance! This concise and balanced history traces theyear saga of the pirates and warlords who poured out of Scandinavia between the eighth and eleventh centuries, terrorizing, conquering, and ultimately settling vast tracts of land throughout Europe.
Undaunted by the might of the Arab caliphates and the Byzantine Empire, they founded Russia, originated the bloodline that came to rule France, and created a North Sea empire that included England.
They also established settlements across the North Atlantic, notably in Iceland and Greenland, and their adventurous spirit and extraordinary seafaring skills led them to explore and briefly build colonies in North America.
These were the Vikings, initially ferocious pagan warriors seeking land and booty under the banners of their gods, but eventually belligerent Christian kings commanding vast armies.
Martin Arnold provides a lively and accessible account of the early medieval period that became known as the Viking Age, Drawing on rich literary and archaeological source material, the first half of the book

focuses especially on Viking culture, religious beliefs, and battle tactics and weaponry.
The second half ranges over the four main theaters of Viking activitythe British Isles, Western Europe, the Slavic regions, and the North Atlantic settlements, Arnold vividly illustrates the two faces of the Vikings: on the one hand, savage, greedy, and implacable on the other, adventurous, innovative, and artistic, .