Description
Book SynopsisBe a fly on the wall in the time of the Vikings.
Watch skilful ship builders at work, charge into battle, visit a Viking farmstead, enjoy the hustle and bustle of Jorvik on market day and listen to fireside tales about the Viking gods – you can even wipe a tear from your eye at a Viking funeral!
These pages are packed full of up-to-date information about Viking life from the latest archaeological discoveries. With drawings, notes, wood shavings, straw, wolf fur and axe marks, this book shows you history as it really happened!
Trade Review"A superb book which will be ideal for KS2 pupils studying the Vikings, for anyone interested in history - and to get everyone interested in history!"
Table of ContentsWho were the Vikings? 6
Meet the Vikings 7
Dragging a Dragon 8
Smash and Grab 10
Storm at Sea 12
Shipyard 14
Warrior Training 16
Sacrifice 18
Invasion 20
Battlefield 22
Viking Farm 24
Viking Women 26
Jorvik 28
Yule Feast 30
Raiders 32
Viking Funeral 34
End of the Vikings 36
What the Vikings left behind 36
Glossary and Index 36
