Vikings - Raids o Culture o Legacy

A portrait of a warrior nation.This book provides a revealing portrait of the Vikings' incredible legacy with a collection of rare documents printed on the page including: Drawings and photographs from archaeological dig sites; An extract from the 'Anglo Saxon Chronicle', describing a Viking raid on Lindisfarne; The Skalholt map that marks Norse discoveries in the western Atlantic; A page from the Stockholm Codex Aureus, an illuminated manuscript that was looted by the Vikings; and the Vinland map showing Norse exploration of America as an example of recreated Viking history.