Learn all about the Viking way of life as we sail with Uggla, Grim and their grizzly crew. Listen to stories about the Norse gods, watch the Viking craftsmen at work, raid a church and attend a warrior's funeral. With flies, beer stains and bloody fingerprints plastering the pages, this is a book that will have the Vikings springing from its pages.
Part of the Fly on the Wall non-fiction series based on 'fly-on-the-wall' reporting.
Who were the Vikings? 6
Meet the Vikings 7
Dragging a Dragon 8
Smash and Grab 10
Storm at Sea 12
Shipyard 14
Warrior Training 16
Sacrifice 18
Invasion 20
Battlefield 22
Viking Farm 24
Viking Women 26
Jorvik 28
Yule Feast 30
Raiders 32
Viking Funeral 34
End of the Vikings 36
What the Vikings left behind 36
Glossary and Index 36
Informative yet entertaining - the excellent, colourful illustrations are humorous and give children an idea of what it might have been like when the Vikings were around. - 5-7 Educator
A cracking good story and an engaging narrative voice are the two key characteristics guaranteed to keep young readers' attention from cover to cover … illustration, design and writing work in perfect harmony to create a lively cast of Vikings, whose story keeps you turning the pages. The illustrations have a gorgeous, fresh, drawn-from-life feel. - Guardian
There is so much detail in this book and the pictures and the story are so interesting that I thoroughly recommend it. - Carousel
Who were the Vikings?
‘Viking’ was originally a name given to the sea-pirates from the Scandinavian countries
of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In 793 AD, Viking pirates raided the monastery
at Lindisfarne. The Christian monks were the only people writing books in those days, and they were horrified. They described all Vikings as bloodthirsty barbarians, although Vikings were probably no more violent than the Saxons and other peoples of
the age. At this time England was divided into many small kingdoms and their Anglo-Saxon kings fought one another for power. England was a Christian country, but the Saxons had once worshipped the same pagan gods as the Vikings.
As they became more organised Vikings grouped together, sailing and exploring further. Waves of Vikings colonised parts of England, Scotland, Ireland and Europe in the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries. Their major settlement in England
was the town of Jorvik (York).
Other Vikings sailed east, settling in parts of Russia. They traded and raided
as far south as the Byzantine Empire. Others migrated north, colonising
Iceland and Greenland – some Vikings even went on to discover
North America. So Vikings were much more than pirates –
they were skilful boat-builders, sailors, explorers, traders,
craftsmen, clever farmers and poets.
Publication Details:
Binding: Paperback, 40 pages ISBN: 9781845076375 Format: 280mm x 214mm
BIC Code:YBC, YNH BISAC Code:JNF025220 Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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