**'From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.'** Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade, raid and invade along the coasts of Europe. Their influence and expeditions extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their battles were as fa
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
โ Scribed by Brownworth, Lars
- Publisher
- Crux Publishing Ltd
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1909979112
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โฆ Synopsis
Lars Brownworth brings to life this extraordinary Norse world of epic poets, heroes, and travellers through the stories of the great Viking figures.
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