{"product_id":"the-world-of-the-vikings","title":"The World of the Vikings","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid picture of the Vikings that draws on the latest discoveries and augments written evidence with fine archaeological detail.  Here is the complete story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD  through the incredible period of raiding  trading  and settling known as the Viking Age and the huge impact that the Vikings had on the course of European history  to the last surviving Viking settlements in fifteenth-century Greenland.  The book explores Viking life and culture in detail  from their costumes and appearance to their longhouses and towns  including Hedeby  York  and Dublin  and the extensive Viking pantheon. Viking warfare  targets  and tactics are analyzed  as are their weapons  crafts  and other artifactsincluding their stunning pattern-welded swords  their helmets  and their hoards. The ship  the linchpin of the Viking world  is described and illustrated with numerous examples  among them Oseberg and Nydam. Box features complement the text  covering subjects as diverse as runes  navigation  silver hoards  and the sagas. 330 illustrations  165 in color.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985828343861,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500051445","price":42.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500051443.jpg?v=1770873079","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-world-of-the-vikings","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}