A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields. To many, the word ‘Viking’ brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of marauders from beyond the sea rampaging around the British coastline in the last gloomy ...(展开全部)

“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was, he says, ‘about daring to reach for more than the universe had gifted you, no matter the odds and the obstacles.’ In short: We might all take our own life’s cue from the Viking heart.”—The Wall Street Journal From a New York Times best-sell...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Book Description Jack and Annie are off in search of another story in jeopardy, this time at a monastery in ancient Ireland. Trouble arrives when Vikings land, and Jack and Annie must find a way to escape! Card catalog description Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while bei...(展开全部)

◎ 著者简介 菲利普·帕克（Philip Parker），英国历史学家，曾求学于剑桥大学圣三一学院，以及约翰·霍普金斯大学高级国际研究学院，曾任英国外交官，对古代和中世纪的政治与军事系统颇感兴趣，曾著有《帝国于此处止步》（The Empire Stops Here）、《地图中的英国史》（A History of Britain in Maps）等书。现居伦敦。 ◎ 译者简介 高万博，中世纪军事历史爱好者，曾参与多本维京－诺曼方向的作品翻译。 李达，浙江大学毕业，中世纪军事历史爱好者，主要研究方向为中世纪军事史、拜占庭帝国制度史、中世纪东地中海-黑海交流史等。曾自译数本军事典籍与编年史。

In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pillagers, but this is far from the whole story. Throughout the Middle Ages, long-ships transported hairy northern voyagers far and wide, where they not only raided but also traded, ...(展开全部)