![]() ![]() He not only explains the Viking attacks, but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce, politics, discovery, and colonization, and reveals how Viking arts, literature, and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe. By exploring every major facet of this exciting age, Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage. Despite their fearsome reputation, the Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets, and even the infamous berserkers were far from invincible.īy dismantling the myths, The Age of the Vikings allows the full story of this period in medieval history to be told. They traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships, not only to raid, but also to explore. ![]() But they also settled peacefully and developed a vast trading network. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by medieval and modern myth. ![]()
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