Viking The Norse Warrior´s (Unofficial) Manual - The Norse Warrior's Manual

The fifth instalment in this popular and highly successful series, Viking follows on from Legionary, Gladiator, Knight and Samurai, your guide to the Norse world of the tenth century ad. 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; how to navigate at sea; and what to expect if you die gloriously in battle. Modern reconstructions and ancient artefacts, including 16 pages of brilliant colour images, will immerse the reader visually in the Viking world. 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.

List 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

Product details

• Authors: John Haywood, Haywood John
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.2013
• EAN: 9780500251942
• ISBN: 978-0-500-25194-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, CE period up to c 1500, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries, Scandinavia;Humour