Viking: The Norse Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual
- Format: Hardcover
- Språk: Engelsk
- Sjangere: Historie
- Slippdato: 11. feb. 2013
- Forlag: Thames & Hudson
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A practical guide to the Norse world of the tenth century AD
So, you want to be a Viking warrior? Fame, glory and wealth await those who brave storms and enemy spears to plunder far and wide in foreign lands. Who wouldn’t like a piece of the action? To come home laden with silver, earning a reputation that will live on long after lesser men have been forgotten?
Discover everything you will need to become a successful Viking warrior: how to join a war band; what to look for in a good leader; how to behave at a feast; what weapons and armour to choose; how to fight in a shield wall; where to go raiding; how to plunder a monastery and ransom a monk and how to navigate at sea. The humorous text peppered with quotes from sagas and chronicles will take you on an engrossing journey from joining a raiding party to how to die gloriously.
Written by a leading authority on the period and combining the latest archaeological discoveries with modern-day reconstructions, tales from the Norse sagas and 16 pages of colour illustrations, this book paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be a Viking warrior.
Table of Contents
1. Why Become a Viking? • 2. Joining Up • 3. The Novice Viking’s Guide to the Great War Leaders • 4. Weapons and Tactics • 5. Going to Sea • 6. Have Longship, Will Travel • 7. Life on Campaign • 8. Battle • 9. The Spoils of War • 10 The Sword’s Sleep
SKU | 9780500251942 |
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Vekt (Kg) : | 0.460000 |
Antall Sider | 208 |
Utgave | 1 |
Språk | Engelsk |
Illustrasjoner | 106 Illustrations, black and white; 29 Illustrations, color |
Serie | Ancient Warrior Guide |
Sjanger | Historie |
Format | Hardcover |
Utgiver | Thames & Hudson |
Opprinnelsesland : | Storbritannia |
Forfattere | John Haywood |
Avansert Format | Hardcover |
Aldersgruppe | Voksen |