The North Atlantic Graveyard
The North Atlantic Graveyard
The Northern World - ed. David Wilson, Harry Abrams Inc., 1980.
Examined the origins, history and heritage of Northern Europe, A.D. 400-1100. A very good reference for the story of the Norsemen.
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga - ed. Fitzhugh & Ward, Smithsonian Press, 2000.
Celebrated in its exploration of the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archeology, oral tradition, litarature and natural science. A Smithsonian project well-researched and documented.
Cultural Atlas of the Viking World - ed. Graham-Campbell, Batey, Clarke, Page, Price; Andromeda Oxford Ltd., 1994
Specially drawn maps traced the Vikings 's spread overseas and examined their origins in the Scandinavian homelands. Authentic and important.
Viking: Hammer of the North - Magnusson & Forman, Orbis Publishing, 1979.
Conveyed the force of Viking expansion - a drive that led them to colonize Greenland, Normandy and half of England. The hammer was the mythological symbol of the god of thunder, Thor.
Norse Mythology - Arthur Cotterell, Lorenz Books, 1997.
Mythologies of the Nordic world brought to life in fine art paintings and classic stories.Included all the important Norse gods and goddesses.
Norse Gods and Heroes - Morgan Roberts, MetroBooks, 1995.
Captured the violence and beauty of the Icelandic myth in photographs and illustrations. The illustrations and drawings were illuminative, as well as the statue of Odin.
Viking - Susan Margeson, Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
Discover the story of the Vikings- their ships and weapons, heroes and myths, and great adventures in war and exploration. A DK encyclopedic book with many photographs of artifacts.
What Life Was Like When Longships Sailed - Time-Life Books.
Experience the venturesome Vikings: Stirrings in the homeland, taking Europe by storm, to Iceland and beyond.
Historical Atlas of the Vikings - John Haywood, Penguin Books, 1995.
Follows the Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America.
Saga of the Volsungs - Jesse Byock, University of California Press, 1990.
Source for Wagner's Ring and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
The Vikings: Lords of the Seas - Yves Cohat, Harry Abrams, Inc., 1992.
The story of the fabled Vikings, who discovered Greenland and sailed in their longboats to North America.
The Vikings - Virginia Schomp, Watts Publishing, 2005.
The term Viking meant "raider" or "pirate." It is now often used to describe the people of Scandinavia during the Viking Age, which began in the late 700's and lasted until the 1000's.
