The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings (Hist Atlas)

Atlas showing the range of Viking developments and exploration. The causes of the Viking Age Timeline Part I : The origins of the Vikings. The Scandinavian environment Scandinavia before the Vikings Pagan religion and burial Part II : Scandinavia in the Viking Age. From chiefdoms to kingdoms Rural settlement Trade and trade routes Ships and seafaring Viking towns Women in the Viking Age Part III : The Viking raids. The raids begin The raids intensify The Vikings in the Mediterranean The Franks fight back The great army in England The great raids on Francia Wessex defended The conquest of the Danelaw The Kingdom of York Vikings in Ireland I Vikings in Ireland II The Vikings in Scotland Scandinavian place names in Britain The Duchy of Normandy The Vikings in Brittany The Viking warrior Part IV : The North Atlantic Saga. The Faeroes and Iceland The settlement of Iceland Icelandic literature The Vikings in Greenland Voyages to Vinland Part V : The Vikings in the East. The Swedes in the East From Scandinavian to Slav Part VI : The transformation of the Vikings. Raids on Æthelræd's kingdom The Danes conquer England The Empire of Cnut The Thunderbolt of the North The struggle for England The Kingdom of Man and the Isles The twilight of Viking Scotland Scandinavia after the Vikings The early Scandinavian Church Viking Kings and Rulers Further reading Viking Marauders In Their Longships Burst Through The Defences Of 9th-century Europe, Striking Terror Into The Hearts Of Monks, Peasants And Rulers Alike For Two Centuries. But The Vikings Were More Than Just Marine Terrorists, And This Atlas Show Their Development As Traders And Craftsmen, Explores, Settler And Mercenaries. It Follows The Tracks Of The Viking Merchants Who Travelled Deep Into Russia, Of Viking Mercenaries Who Served In The Emperor's Bodyguard At Constantinople, And Viking Mariners Who Sailed Beyond The Edge Of The Known World To North America. With Over 60 Full Colour Maps And Timelines. The Origins Of The Vikings -- Scandinavia In The Viking Age -- The Viking Raids -- The North Atlantic Saga -- The Vikings In The East -- The Transformation Of The Vikings. John Haywood. Design And Maps Copyright Swanston Publishing Limited--t.p. Verso. Published Simultaneously By Viking--t.p. Verso. Viking Kings And Rulers, 800-1100: P. 136-137. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 138), Index, And Timeline From Ad 1-1024. Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. With over sixty full colour maps, it follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperors bodyguard at Constantinople, and Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America. "Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defenses of 9th-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of monks, peasants, and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine terrorists, and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. It follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor's bodyguard at Constantinople, and Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America."-- Back cover At the time of the first Viking raids, strong rulers such as the Frankish Emperor Charlemagne and King Offa of Mercia had brought western Europe a level of peace and prosperity it had not enjoyed since the fall of the Roman Empire.