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Discusses the history, settlements, social structure, religion, occupations, and culture of the Vikings.

Vikings were the lords of the northern seas. Fame, glory and wealth awaited those who braved storms and enemy spears to plunder far and wide in foreign lands. Combining the latest archaeological discoveries with modern-day reconstructions and tales from the Norse sagas, this book paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be a Viking warrior.

Provides information about Vikings, discussing their physical characteristics, how they lived, how they fought, who their Gods were, and how they globalized the world.

Introduces Vikings, describing their history, culture, mythology, and warfare.

Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband's back. Freya's dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region's jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess's blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable...

Offers a guide to the time of the Vikings through a review of their occupations, diverse skills, great expectations, and the accomplishments they made as the talented sailors they were that changed the world.

In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home.

Inspired by Viking history and lore, young Emma finds herself in the midst of tracking down and capturing a real Viking ship after reading about the Viking explorer, Erik the Red, and then actually brings one home to the amazement of her little community.

Forced to live with his evil identical-twin uncles after his father's death, twelve-year-old Peer tries to find a way to stop their plan to sell the neighbor's children to the trolls.