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Range of artifacts made - and raided and traded by rhe Vikings, as well as the variety of landscapes in which their lives were led.ĭetail of a ship from a picture-stone land: photo, Ted Spiegel. Detailed maps show the Vikings' network of sea crossings and river routes,Ĭampaigns, and their political and The photographs reveal the Part Three considers the Viking expansion overseas, and Part Four looks at the Viking world at the end of the Viking Age.Įxamine key aspects of Viking Age and the pagan gods, and highlight some of the most important Special features Part Two examines the Viking Age in Scandinavia: its social organization the daily life of its farmers, craftsmen and traders its religion and literature. Homelands and traces the settlement there before the VikingĪge. Viking sailors reached westward Atlantic Ocean to Newfoundland,Ĭolonizing the Scottish islands, the Faeroes, Iceland and Greenland on the way they raided and tradedĪlong the coasts of western Europe as far as the Mediterranean, fought repeated military campaigns in England and France and founded settlements there and around the Irish Sea and they sailed eastward along the river routes of Russia to the shores of the Black and Caspian seas, founding settlements, trading with Arabs and Bulgars, and joining the mercenary armies of the Byzantine emperor.Įxplain and illustrate the wide-ranging world of the Vikings. Price The Viking Age wasįell upon the undefended monasteries and settlements of western Europe in search of loot and tribute, and ended in the 11th century, whenĭenmark, Norway and Sweden. Viking World edited by James Graham-CampbellĬolleen Batey, Helen Clarke, R.I.