The Age of the Vikings Anders Winroth
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Contains detailed information about such aspects of Viking daily life as clothing, food, naming practices and sexual politics. Unified Scandinavia, been waiting 15+ years for the event to fire, as I can't do anything in the meantime. The Vikings played a major role in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages, especially during the Viking Age which was from 800 CE to 1066 CE. Infant and childhood life-span. Description of the book The Age of the Vikings by Winroth, A., published by Princeton University Press. The story of the Vikings begins in the year 793 AD, after Norwegian Vikings landed in England on the first official Viking raid. The Viking Age refers to the period roughly from 793 AD to late 11th Century Europe. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Life Expectancy in Viking Age Jorvik (York). The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by medieval and modern myth. Throughout the Viking Age, there were many battles between the Vikings and the English. But for all of Vikings' historical value, the show is never lacking action, adventure, Saving Private Ryan. Bloody, tragic war epic doesn't hold back. It is almost impossible for modern humans to imagine that it is possible to make long voyages over the open sea without some form of navigation instrument. Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age [John Haywood] on Amazon.com.