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.Ībout the Author John Haywood is the author of a number of books, including The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings and The Historial Atlas of the Celtic World (Thames & Hudson).
But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. Full color.īook Synopsis 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. It is a series of maps and diagrams, full-color that page-by-page show. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers, and mercenaries, and follows the routes of Viking merchants from Constantinople to the new world. This was a fun, clear, concise illustration of who, when, and where the Vikings were. But the Vikings were more than seaborne terrorists. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled as far and wide as Russia, Constantinople and America.
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