The Vikings

by David Angus

Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, Vikings stormed out of their Scandinavian homelands to raid and loot along the coasts of Europe. In old Norse to go a'viking meant to take to sea in a long ship for an adventure. Sometimes this was a trading trip, sometimes a piratical raid. Often it was both. Explorers and traders, warriors and poets, they ranged between Byzantium in the south and Iceland, and even North America, in the North. Their fame lives on.

Genres: History

1 pages, Audio CD

Published August 6, 2019

Reviews

[Eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, I am the first to review this! I don't often read (or in this case, listen)to non-fiction but I thought it was time for a change. This was a really well organized account of the vikings and cleared up alot of things that I never really understood about them (like where exactly they came from in Europe and why they tended to raid everyone else). It looks at all the important aspects that make up their history, such as their geography and enviornment, their myths/religion, and key events which altered the culture. The narrator was really easy to listen to and had a good sense of pace. It was also a good length, about 3 hours long I think. I definitely reccomend this one.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I listened to this on audiobook.) Another book to prime us for our upcoming homeschool Charlotte Mason studies. This isn't the same as Viking Tales, from the AO booklist, but it gave a good overview about the Vikings and my daughter and I learned so much (seriously, did I ever learn these things in public school?! I highly doubt it). Can't wait to learn more in the coming years.

[İlhanCa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vikings are well told in this book..

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written, easy to read and informative book.

[Henrik Emilsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kortfattad och suveränt underhållande om vikingar, som både upptäckte Amerika, erövrade Storbritannien och bildade Ryssland.