| Viking Longship Contributor(s): Durham, Keith (Author), Noon, Steve (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841763497 ISBN-13: 9781841763491 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2002 Annotation: Viking longships evolved from one-man canoes of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through wood-built-ships of c. 200 BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. From this point, the Viking Longship developed into the pre-eminent raider and trader in the North Sea and Baltic, venturing as far afield as the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and modern-day Russia. Keith Durham uses reconstructions, original sources, translations and archaeological evidence to render a vivid picture of the vessels that dominated the seaways of Scandinavia, founded colonies on Iceland, Greenland and the New World and terrorised the coastlines of northern Europe. Also covered are Norman vessels, including the invasion fleet of William the Conqueror. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | Military - Medieval |
| Dewey: 162 |
| Series: New Vanguard |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.92" W x 9.76" (0.39 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
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Contributor Bio(s): Noon, Steve: - Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 30 books for Osprey. |