vikings

Describes the life of the Vikings, both at home and abroad, their boat-building and navigational skills, and their connection to England, Vinland, and Russia.

In ninth-century Britain, fifteen-year-old Aethelflaed, daughter of King Alfred of West Saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is betrothed to Ethelred of Mercia in order to strengthen a strategic alliance against the Danes.

Describes the ships, weapons, and religion of the Vikings, their way of life at home and at sea, and their influence on the history of the western world.

Traces the history, conquests, explorations, and way of life of the Vikings.

Historical thriller about a 10th-century Arab adventurer who discovers a plot to destroy the Vikings.

Describes the culture and daily lives of the Vikings, at sea and at home, discussing such topics as homes, meals, trade, recreation, storytelling, religion, weapons and war, and women and children.

In the Northwest Territories of Canada, the Hardy brothers and Chet Morton help to recover a stolen Viking relic.

When the cunning seafaring trader Gunnar and his short-tempered, sword-wielding son, Harald Silkenhair, land in Trollsvik looking for a crew for a journey to Vinland, fifteen-year-old Peer, suspicious of their motives, reluctantly agrees to join them, mostly to watch over his friend Hilde, who is eager to sail to the New World as companion to Gunnar's wife Astrid.

Presents an introduction to Vikings, including information on who they were, where they lived, how they explored, and what kind of ships they built. Includes time line and glossary.