Viking Longship

Informationen zum Autor Keith Durham Klappentext Viking longships evolved from one-man canoes of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through wood-built-ships of c. 200 BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. From this point, the Viking Longship developed into the pre-eminent raider and trader in the North Sea and Baltic, venturing as far afield as the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and modern-day Russia. Keith Durham uses reconstructions, original sources, translations and archaeological evidence to render a vivid picture of the vessels that dominated the seaways of Scandinavia, founded colonies on Iceland, Greenland and the New World and terrorised the coastlines of northern Europe. Also covered are Norman vessels, including the invasion fleet of William the Conqueror. Zusammenfassung Charts the development of the Viking longship, tracing its evolution from the one-man canoe of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through the "clinker" or wood-built ships of 200BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · The evolution of the Viking ship · Early skin and log boats · The Viking Age · Shipwrights and shipbuilding · Karvi · Shipbuilding in the 11th century · Conclusion · Glossary · Colour plate commentary · Index

Product details

• Authors: Keith Durham, Durham Keith
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Burn (Illustration), Steve Noon (Illustration), Noon Steve (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2002
• EAN: 9781841763491
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-349-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 250 mm x 5 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New vanguard series; Reeds Marine Deck
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; prehistory, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Naval forces and warfare, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Ships and boats: general interest, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, BCE period – Protohistory, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries