24 Hours in the Viking World

<p<bSpend 24 hours immersed in the rich and fascinating everyday lives of the Vikings.</b<br<brBetween the infamous Lindisfarne raid in 793 CE and the Norman conquest of 1066, the peoples we know now as <bthe Vikings became one of the most far-ranging and influential civilizations in history</b. The Vikings are frequently portrayed as raiders, marauding across medieval Europe and Britain, but the culture and society of the medieval Nordic peoples was so much more diverse, multifaceted and influential than it is often depicted.<br<brIn <i24 Hours in the Viking World</i, author and <bViking expert Kirsten Wolf</bchronicles <ban hour in the life of 24 individuals</bfrom every corner of Viking society over the course of a single day. From the warrior to the thrall, the shipbuilder to the farmer, the poet to the oracle, each chapter offers a snapshot of the world as it was in medieval Scandinavia, and an insight into how these people lived, loved, worked, fought and died.<br<brThe latest entry in the bestselling <i24 Hours</iseries, <i24 Hours in the Viking World</ipresents an <babsorbing, grounded and tangible look </bat what it was really like to be alive during this <bpivotal era in history</b.<br<brAlso available:<br<i24 Hours in Ancient Rome</i(9781789291278)<br<i24 Hours in Ancient Egypt</i(9781789293517)<br<i24 Hours in Ancient Athens</i(9781789293500)<br<i24 Hours in Ancient China</i(9781789296488)</p