John Haywood
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their power meant little more than the ability to pillage and plunder, which they did to bolster their status at home. But as these Norse warriors left their strongholds to trade, raid, and settle across wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic, their violent and predatory culture left a unique imprint on medieval history. The twist that no...
Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
"In a series of full-colour maps, covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World charts the dramatic history of the Celts from Bronze Age origins to present-day diaspora. Taking into account academic controversies over the historical identity of the Celts and the latest research, the atlas examines the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts (Britain and Ireland) and the Celtic identity in the modern...
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Explores how the necessities of life have changed over the past 10,000 years of civilization, compares the food, homes, and daily lives of ancient people from all major civilizations, and includes step-by-step projects for making models, recipes, and costumes that recreate the past.
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