What Life Was Like When Longships Sailed: Vikings Ad 800-1100

by Denise Dersin

Book Overview

Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0783554540
• ISBN13: 9780783554549
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Time Life Medical
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

What it was really like

I am happy that Time-Life didn't dumb this book down for squeamish teenagers or prudish suburban housewives. Life for our ancestors was tough. The historical evidence has been presented in a fair and balanced way, warts & all. This book gives a realistic picture of what life was like, not a Hollywood sanitized version. If our teens knew what life was really like for our ancestors, perhaps they would be more appreciative of the privileged life they have now. I have no problem with my own teenage daughters reading it. I recommend this book, and series, for anyone interested in history, as a basic introduction, based on sound evidence, with a focus on the life experiences of real people. Sweyn Author The Rune Primer: A Down to Earth Guide to the Runes

Great product

This book was very interesting to read on what was life like. I would recommend this to anyone.

The best book in the series other than Egypt

When I read this book I became obsessed with vikings, everyone who likes mideaval history HAS to read this book.