Vikings

Men hungry for plunder, magnificent dragon ships, self-confident women, swords with terrifying names, and adventurous voyages to distant lands. What is fiction and what is fact? The Viking Age is one of the most exciting eras in world history. It fascinated contemporary chroniclers and medieval saga authors, who created the myth of the free and wild Norseman. Claudia Banck provides a critical and clear, well-founded insight into the lives of the Vikings.