Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the l

Examining Viking culture and civilization, this title covers all aspects of Viking life, illustrating everything from building warships to what Vikings cooked f

The Vikings were jewellers, sculptors and poets of great skill and originality as well as famous warriors and accomplished seamen. Every aspect of Viking life i

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some

Fourteen papers explore a variety of inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding the Viking past, both in Scandinavia and in the Viking diaspora. Contributio