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THE VIKINGS: THE NORTH ATLANTIC SAGA
Edited by William W. Fitzhugh and Elizabeth I. Ward

ISBN: 1560989955

There’s a lot more about the Vikings than most people know. This excellent book not only tries to correct misconceptions about the Viking, but places them where they belong in world history. The Vikings set sail from Scandinavia during the early Middle Ages as famine ravaged their homeland. This and the promise of untold riches in far off lands encourage them to conquer parts of England, France, Ireland, Russia, and Turkey. The success of these new settlements made them seek other lands that lay farther to the west within the vast expanses of the Atlantic Ocean. Soon Vikings could be found in Iceland, Greenland, and along the northern shores of North America.

Nearly three dozen Viking experts contribute to The Vikings: the North Atlantic Saga. Each examines a facet of the new archeological evidence showing that the Vikings had settled in North America– if only for a brief time. During their stay they often had strained relations with the native inhabitants which they called skirelings or screamers. Throughout the book these experts compare this new archeological evidence with the content of sagas from that time. According to the editors, the Viking Age and its North American medieval extension stand out as one of the most remarkable periods in human history.

The book uses the history of the Vikings as a framework for a series of major events in world history, leading the reader through Scandinavian culture, art, religion and daily life and then to the Viking expansion into Europe and the Mediterranean. From there, the focus shifts to the North Atlantic where Viking raids preceded the expansion of Europe.

Lavishly illustrated with full-page in double-page photographs of Norse maps and charts and, including some showing routes to and settlements in North America, the book also contains photographs of Viking jewelry and implements.

This book is for everyone from novice, new to Viking history, and those who have been reading about it for considerable time. It’s not only informative but fun to read – a rare combination. Readers should read the entire book, not just parts of it, to get to complete picture.


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THE VIKINGS:
THE NORTH ATLANTIC SAGA

In the early Middle Ages, driven by famine at home and the promise of wealth to be had in other lands, the Vikings set out from Scandinavia to conquer parts of England, Ireland, France, Russia, and even Turkey. Bolstered by their successes, the Vikings pushed westward, eventually crossing the North Atlantic and founding settlements in Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland in Canada.
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