Weapons of the Viking Warrior

Informationen zum Autor Gareth Williams Klappentext Between the late 8th and late 11th century Viking warriors had a massive impact not just in northern Europe, but across a huge arc from the western Mediterranean round through northern Europe and the Baltic to the Middle East and Central Asia. Their success depended in part on their skills in battle, their unique sense of strategic mobility, and on the quality of their weapons and equipment. Written by an expert on early medieval weaponry, this book examines the weapons of the typical Viking warrior, dispels some of the myths of the popular image, such as double-headed axes, and considers the range of weapons that actually underpinned the Vikings' success including bows and arrows. Drawing upon contemporary literary and historical accounts from the North Atlantic to the Arab world, surviving examples of weapons and armour, and practical experimentation and reconstructions by modern weapon-smiths and re-enactors, this study casts new light on how Viking weapons were made and used in battle. Zusammenfassung Between the late 8th and late 11th century Viking warriors had a massive impact not just in northern Europe, but across a huge arc from the western Mediterranean round through northern Europe and the Baltic to the Middle East and Central Asia. Their success depended in part on their skills in battle, their unique sense of strategic mobility, and on the quality of their weapons and equipment. Written by an expert on early medieval weaponry, this book examines the weapons of the typical Viking warrior, dispels some of the myths of the popular image, such as double-headed axes, and considers the range of weapons that actually underpinned the Vikings' success including bows and arrows.Drawing upon contemporary literary and historical accounts from the North Atlantic to the Arab world, surviving examples of weapons and armour, and practical experimentation and reconstructions by modern weapon-smiths and re-enactors, this study casts new light on how Viking weapons were made and used in battle....

Product details

• Authors: Gareth Williams, Gareth (University of Salford) Williams
• Assisted by: Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Johnny (Illustrator) Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781472818355
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1835-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Weapon; Weapon; Reeds Marine Deck
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons, Warfare & defence, Military tactics, Warfare and defence, Military and defence strategy, Weapons & equipment, Militaria, arms & armour, Weapons and equipment, Militaria, arms and armour, Dane Axe; bondi; Gokstad; byrnie; longship, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Military