Lords of the Sea: The Vikings Explore the North Atlantic

Graphic Library: Graphic History

by Allison Lassieur, Charles Barnett III (Illustrator), Ron Frenz (Illustrator)

"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Vikings' exploration of the North Atlantic Ocean"--Provided by publisher.

Genres: History, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

A professional freelance author who began her career in publishing as an avid D&D player, Lassieur worked for thirteen years in the publishing industry as an editor for magazines such as Disney Adventures and Highlights for Children.

She's edited game products for TSR, West End Games, and Sierra Online. In addition, she has more than two dozen nonfiction children's books to her credit and has contributed to such magazines as National Geographic World and Scholastic News.

Lassieur lives and works in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A visual style CAN be educational, and this contribution proves the point! Lassieur narrates the Viking exploration of the North Atlantic from Scandinavia, to England, Iceland, Greenland and Vinland. The text illuminates what we know and also clarifies which details remain lost to history.

An excellent supplement to a study of the Vikings, our lower grammar student was so excited the could read it himself! However, I would clarify this book is a supplement, and as such is an optional purchase and a prudent library check out. This is not the entire story of the Vikings. Their raiding tendencies, colonization for the purposes of raiding, and eventual conversion to Christianity are not covered. You would not understand why the Norsemen were feared all over Europe for hundreds of years by reading this account of their exploration of the North Atlantic. But what is covered is done extremely well. Recommended.

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved all of the information that was here and how it was presented but a) wanted more about the (documented!) women who were involved in this and b) a better placement of events in the global political / social / religious / health / environmental context.