Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 144 pages
- Published by: Penguin Non-Classics September 1, 1995
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0140513280
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0140513288
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Book Dimensions:
9.6 x 7 x 0.4 inches
- Weighs: 12 ounces
Reader Reviews
The maps and illustrations are fantastic. Each pair of facing pages concentrates on one subject. I liked the maps that conveyed additional info. There is one showing the last great expedition to reopen the trade routes with the Arabs, an expedition which ends in disaster for the Swedish adventurers. The Khazars from Jewish history (a south Russian tribe that may have converted to Judaism) even make an appearance. It seems the Khazars gave the Vikings permission to loot their neighbors in exchange for half of the proceeds. But the Vikings were so brutal that the Khazars reneged on the deal and massacred the Norsemen on the way back from pillaging. The Vikings eventually got even though, and their revenge led to the demise of the Khazar empire. Reading this book is like leafing through a series of magazine articles on the general theme of the Vikings. By changing topics so often the book holds the interest of the casual reader who finds the Vikings strange and mysterious.
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