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The story of Vikings, from fighting longships and legendary bravery to mythological gods and monsters. Who were the Vikings? -- Lords of the sea -- A Viking warship -- Viking warriors -- Weapons -- Terrorizing the west -- East into Russia -- Discovering new lands -- A Viking fort -- Other ships -- Trading east and west -- Kings and freemen -- Women and children -- At home -- Mealtime -- Animals, wild and imagined -- Farming -- Getting around -- In the workshop -- Spinning and weaving -- Jewelry -- Games, music, and stories -- Gods and legends -- Viking burials -- Runes and picture stones -- The Jelling Stone -- The coming of Christianity -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- Find out more
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Eyewitness VIKING (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. 9th-century sword handle from Denmark Part of a gilded bronze harness from Broa, Sweden Two gold rings Amber game piece from Denmark Viking peasant warrior 10th-century figure of a man riding a horse, from Sweden Resurrection egg Gold arm-ring from Denmark (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. Eyewitness Replica of a ship’s detachable figurehead VIKING Gilded bronze harness bow from Denmark Written by SUSAN M. MARGESON Photographed by PETER ANDERSON Belt mount from the Volga region in Russia Thor’s hammer Norwegian Urnes-style brooch (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. The Åby Crucifix from Denmark Animal-head post from the Oseberg burial ship, Norway LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI Project editor Scott Steedman Art editor Andrew Nash Managing editor Simon Adams Managing art editor Julia Harris Researcher Céline Carez Production Catherine Semark Picture researcher Julia Ruxton Editorial consultant David M. Wilson Silver brooch from Birka, Sweden 7ȩȪȴ (ȥȪȵȪȰȯ Editors Lorrie Mack, Steve Setford Art editors Rebecca Johns, Peter Radcliffe Managing editor Jane Yorke Managing art editors Owen Peyton Jones, Jane Thomas Art director Martin Wilson Associate publisher Andrew Macintyre Picture researchers Brenda Clynch, Harriet Mills Production editors Jenny Jacoby, Melissa Latorre DTP designer Siu Yin Ho Jacket editor Adam Powley Editorial consultant Philip Parker US editor Margaret Parrish Silver pendant of a Viking woman This Eyewitness ® Guide has been conceived by Dorling Kindersley Limited and Editions Gallimard Danish coins First published in the United States in 1994. This revised edition published in the United States in 2002, 2010 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 1994, 2002, 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited Bronze key from Gotland, Sweden 10 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 175398 – 10/09 Gilded bronze mount from horse’s bridle, Broa, Sweden All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7566-5829-8 Color reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore; MDP, UK Printed and bound by Toppan Printing Co., (Shenzhen) Ltd., China Discover more at 4 (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved. The Jelling Cup Contents 6 Who were the Vikings? 8 Lords of the sea 10 A Viking warship 12 Viking warriors 14 Weapons 16 Terrorizing the west 18 East into Russia 2