The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings

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Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries But the Vikings were than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries With over sixty full colour maps, it follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor s bodyguard at Constantinople, and Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America. New Download [ The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings ] By [ John Haywood ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A great book with tons of well presented information and very pretty maps.As a basic history book, this probably merits 4 As a historical atlas though, I give it 3.There are some fundamental problems with this book, for example on pp 30 31 the text refers to events that are best understood using the map on pg 35, but there is no indication of thisSome of the other maps, despite being in full colour, are very difficult to follow compared ...I d likeand larger maps and less and smaller pictures of, say, swords and such.It doesn t suck, but when there are 12 pages or so in a row with no maps, I m disappointed.Memphis has a festival called MEMPHIS IN MAY during which a different foreign country is honored each year This year the honored country is Sweden When I went to the library a few weeks ago, there was a special display of books broadly associated with the honored country This book happened to catch my eye as a part of that display I guess I just recognized my underlying desire to learnabout the mysterious Vikings.I had a vague idea of what is generally known about the Vikings They bu Memphis has a festival called MEMPHIS IN MAY during which a different foreign country is honored each year This year the honored country is Sweden When I went to the library a few weeks ago, there was a special display of books broadly associated with the honored country This book happened to catch my eye as a part of that display I guess I just recognized my underlying desire to learnabout the mysterious Vikings.I had a vague idea of what is generally known about the Vikings They burst quite suddenly into European history in...An excellent book on the Vikings from their rise in Scandinavia and their first raids into England in the late 780 s, through to the final battles in Scotland in the 12th century The book concentrates on the central figures, the timelines and the geographical movement, but at the same time provides interesting detail on Viking culture Many maps showing the detailed movements of the Vikings are included.The first two sections describe life in Scandinavia during the Viking times Scandinavia had An excellent book on the Vikings from their rise in Scandinavia and their first raids into England in the late 780 s, through to the final battles in Scotland in the 12th century The book concentrates on the central figures, the timelines and the geographical movement, but at the same time provides interesting detail on Viking culture Many maps showing the detailed movements of the Vikings are included.The first two sections describe life in Scandinavia during the Viking times Scandinavia had entered a period ...This book is an excellent reference for serious students of Viking Scandinavian history and the history of England leading up to the unification of the Anglo Saxon petty states under William the Conqueror The text is engaging and accessible enough that lay readers as the the back cover of the book puts it will be able to enjoy and understand the book.It is very well organized, moving chronologically from the earliest excursions to mainland Europe, England, Russia and the Byzantine Empire The This book is an excellent reference for serious students of Viking Scandinavian history and the history of England leading up to the unification of the Anglo Saxon petty state...It s a 3 or 4 star book, the motivation of the forth star are because all complemented maps showing so clear what happened during the viking age which I had much joy and help of during my viking course The books information is short which is good and have a lot of good maps which make the historyalive and gives a muchand better view of what actually happened then only texts The book gives only a clear Historical view of the viking age, not much a archaeological one, but that are put It s a 3 or 4 star book, the motivation of the forth star are because all complemented maps showin...A quite solid effort, with lovely graphics and clear writing Somewhat plodding in its organization the book isor less chronological, and sections generally tackle the various regions, in various eras, that the Vikings harassed and or settled England, Normandy, Ireland, etc By the end, one feels a bit pushed by the bias toward conquest and territory, as opposed to neglected areas such as farming and weaving Still, the book is quite well done overall and ranks ahead of some related titl A quite solid effort, with lovely graphics and clear writing Somewhat plodding in its organization the book isor less chronological, and sections generally tackle the various regions, in various eras, that the Vikings harassed and or settled England, Normandy, Irela...Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries But the Vikings werethan just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries With over sixty full colour maps, it follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor s bodyguard at Con Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries But the Vikings werethan just marine warri...I found my copy of the Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings in a used bookstore called Idle Times, located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC One of my favorite used book stores in town They have two...

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
  • English
  • 14 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 144 pages
  • 0140513280
  • John Haywood
  • The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings