Here the book celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined prespectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. The contributors chart the spread of marauders and traders in Europe as well as the movement of farmers and explorers throughout the North Atlantic and into the New World. Incorporating a wealth of recent information, this generously illustrated book describes a first-millennium culture far more complex and entrepreneurial than the horned-helmeted raiders of popular imagination.
