The Dark Ages and the Vikings

By Gary Jeffrey

Book Overview

Three historic battles, from the arrival of the Vikings in early Britain to the Norman invasion, are told in graphic novel format: In 793, the sacking of Lindisfarne is the first Viking raid on Britain; At Ediginton, Alfred the Great defends the kingdom of Wessex from Vikings in 878; In 1066, English forces, exhausted from fighting the Vikings, face a new invader - French king, William the Conqueror.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778704017
• ISBN13: 9780778704010
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9