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Vikings volume 10
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Swords, bows and arrows, javelins, spears, and axes made up the Viking arsenal, but their greatest weapon was unit cohesion. Trained since youth, they were expert in winter travel and foraging, the building of fortifications, and coordinated attack in adv
2) Vikings
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"Engaging images accompany information about vikings. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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"In Battle Royale: Lethal Warriors, we have a matchup of historic magnitude. We took the deadliest warriors from two different time periods and matched them in a battle of weaponry, strength, and grit. Who will come out victorious, Vikings or Huns? You'll have to read to find out. This series utilizes considerate text written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage struggling readers. Book includes a table of contents, glossary,...
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How many female Viking warriors does it take to make a fact? When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are in fact female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times. In The Bones of Birka, author...
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A history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954. In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Anglia, precipitating a series of wars that would last until the middle of the following century. It was in this time of crisis that the modern kingdoms of Britain were born. In their responses to the Viking threat, these kingdoms forged their identities as...
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"Vikings at War presents a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war; their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and conquest campaigns that brought the Vikings to virtually every corner of Europe and even to America. Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world during the 350 years that followed...
9) The Vikings
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Describes the Vikings, including their history, weapons, and way of life.
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Was it sheer lust for conquest that drove Scandinavian warriors to attack the monastery at Lindisfarne in the year AD 793? Or was the raid a reaction to Charles the Great's massacres on the European continent, and his destruction of the Saxon holy shrine, Irminsul? Does a letter from the monk Alcuin contain a "smoking gun" which suggests there were already plans to convert the 'heathens' in the North to Christianity? In this new book about the causes...
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Weapon volume 66
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"Between the late 8th and late 11th century, Viking warriors had a massive impact not just in northern Europe, but across a huge arc, from the western Mediterranean round through northern Europe and the Baltic to the Middle East and Central Asia. Their success depended in part on their skills in battle, their unique sense of startegic mobility, and on the quality of their weapons and equipment. Written by an expert on early medieval weaponry, this...
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