{"product_id":"treasures-of-the-vikings-hardcover","title":"Treasures of the Vikings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Horne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreasures of the Vikings\u003c\/i\u003e explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia.Packed with photographs of fascinating objects and sites, the book is ideal for any enthusiast for all things Viking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreasures of the Vikings\u003c\/i\u003e explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom battles in Estonia in the mid 8th-century and the apocalyptic Viking attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne on the remote northeast coast of Anglo-Saxon England in 793, until the demise of Scandinavian control of Shetland in 1472, Viking groups played a central role in history, as pirates, traders and mercenaries, leaving a trail of destruction, settlements and treasure from Newfoundland to the shores of the Black Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn between, Vikings traded along the great rivers of Russia and Ukraine, conquered in Britain and France, settled in Iceland and Greenland, and enriched Scandinavia with loot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvel at a Frankish Ulfberht high-carbon steel sword, prized by Viking warriors for its strength and lightness, and see the remarkable walrus ivory and whale tooth Lewis Chess Pieces, found on the eponymous Scottish isle in the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with photographs of fascinating objects and sites, \u003ci\u003eTreasures of the Vikings\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for any enthusiast for all things Viking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Tom Horne read history at Balliol College, Oxford, and achieved an MLitt. and Ph.D. at Glasgow, where he studied early medieval archaeology and Viking-Age trade. An experienced field archaeologist, Tom has worked on Viking-Age sites from Shetland to Ukraine. He has also written extensively about the Vikings, including for his monograph, 'A Viking Market Kingdom, ' (Routledge) and 'The Viking Age in Scotland, ' (EUP) a book he also co-edited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 11.82 x 9.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403629388083,"sku":"9781838866624","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Mpl5iUkEbN9781838866624.webp?v=1779915220","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/treasures-of-the-vikings-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}