Cultural Atlas of the Viking World (Cultural Atlas of) | 
| Authors: Colleen E. Batey, Helen Clarke, R. I. Page, Neil S. Price
Creator: James Graham-campbell
Publisher: Facts on File
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 458466
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.6 x 1
ISBN: 0816030049
Dewey Decimal Number: 948.022
EAN: 9780816030040
ASIN: 0816030049
Publication Date: September 1994
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Product Description
From their origins in the Iron Age to the Norman Conquest, the life and culture of the Vikings--including their rich legacy of literature, mythology, and geographic knowledge--is thoroughly traced in this stunning new volume. 260 illustrations, most in color. Index. Bibliography. Chronological table.
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Jam-packed with great information! November 14, 2001
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
You can spend five minutes or five hours at a sitting with this gem. Even a casual browse through a few pages will teach you something you didn't know about Vikings. A must for anybody studying Norse culture, and a valuable addition to their collections.
Avert Your Eyes Europhobes. October 28, 2001
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
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A cultural atlas presents its readers with a tremendous amount of information. Even a casual browsing through this work reveals enough information to provide the seeker of knowledge with a firm grasp on the history, geography, and culture of the efficient, effective "Warriors of the North" known as Vikings or Northmen.This atlas explains and defines the Viking Age, beginning in the 8th century and ending in the 11th century with the creation of the Scandinavian nations of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. These tall, blonde, blue-eyed Vikings also left their mark on lands from North America, across Europe into Russia -- which was named for the Rus, a Swedish tribe -- and into the Byzantine Empire of Asia Minor and beyond. The Vikings endowed the Europeans who followed them with the Viking genes for bravery, impudence, physical beauty, and intelligence, genes which Viking warriors spread widely in the Northern Hemisphere. The compilers of this work, edited by James Graham-Campbell, present the reader with a plethora of charts, maps, and captioned photographs illustrating and enriching cogent expository text. Everyone on the planet, ... will recognize this book as a valuable tool in the study of a great European people.
A great resource for the big picture July 9, 1997
55 out of 59 found this review helpful
I love this book. It has lots of maps and illustrations. Best of all it covers the entire gamut of the Viking universe. It is a wonderful resource for getting your head around the big picture of the Viking age. I have researched Viking Age history for years now and this is one of the BEST books I have ever found
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