| Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga Contributor(s): Fitzhugh, William F. (Editor), Ward, Elisabeth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1560989955 ISBN-13: 9781560989950 Publisher: Smithsonian Books OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: Replete with color photos, drawings, and maps of Viking sites, artifacts, and landscapes, "Vikings" celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. 500 photos, 450 in color. 20 line drawings. 20 maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Scandinavia - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 970.013 |
| LCCN: 99057983 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 8.72" W x 10.84" (3.41 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Replete with color photographs, drawings, and maps of Viking sites, artifacts, and landscapes, this book celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. The book's contributors chart the spread of marauders and traders in Europe as well as the expansion of farmers and explorers throughout the North Atlantic and into the New World. They show that Norse contacts with Native American groups were more extensive than has previously been believed, but that the outnumbered Europeans never established more than temporary settlements in North America. |