Bibliograph

Vikings at War, Kim Hjardar and Vegard Vike

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Vikings at War, Kim Hjardar and Vegard Vike

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vikings at War

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kim Hjardar and Vegard Vike

Summary

From the time when sailing was first introduced to Scandinavia, Vikings reached virtually every corner of Europe and even America with their raids and conquests. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering followed in their wake, but the encounters between cultures also brought immense change to both European and Nordic societies. In Vikings at War, historian Kim Hjardar presents a comprehensive overview of Viking weapons technology, military traditions and tactics, offensive and defensive strategies, fortifications, ships, and command structure. The most crucial element of the Viking's success was their strategy of arriving by sea, attacking with great force, and withdrawing quickly. In their militarized society, honor was everything, and ruining one's posthumous reputation was considered worse than death itself

Target audience

adult

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