The Viking Saga

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1975. Book condition: Very good. Little shelf wear. Clean and unmarked internally. A little faint tanning to page edges. Dust jacket: good. Unclipped. Light edge wear with slight chipping to corners, two small closed tears to upper edge of rear and a very small closed tear to lower edge of front. Crease to rear flap. Some soiling/discolouration to inner surfaces of jacket. In the eighth and ninth centuries, almost without warning, the Vikings began to smash their way west, south and east out of the bleak and sea-girt confines of Scandinavia. As the decades turned, raiding changed to trade and conquest, Vikings began to settle, working the land that their fathers had devastated. Peter Brent describes with a vivid and exciting immediacy the great Viking break-out. He offers an illuminating glimpse of customs, beliefs and institutions which have left their mark on the Europe of today. The book is colourfully documented with a variety of maps and photiographs. 8 pages of colour plates and 100 illustrations in black & white.