The Vikings: From Odin to Christ

by Hannah Whittock and Martyn Whittock

Book Overview

The popular image of the Vikings is of tall red-headed men, raping and pillaging their way around the coast of Europe, stopping only to ransack monasteries and burn longships. But the violent Vikings of the 8th century became the pious Christians of the 11th century, who gave gold crosses to Christian churches and in whose areas of rule pagan idols were destroyed and churches were built. So how did this radical transformation happen, and why? What...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074598018X
• ISBN13: 9780745980188
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"