The Vikings

by Neil Grant

Book Overview

More than 1,000 years ago, the Vikings were the most powerful people in Europe. Their homeland was Scandinavia--the countries we know as Denmark, Sweden, and Norway--but their search for more land and trade made them into great travelers and explorers. In this volume, Neil Grant explores and explains the Viking world, devoting each double-page spread to a particular aspect of life in Viking times. From farming and religion to ships, navigation, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195213939
• ISBN13: 9780195213935
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5