The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions.
Important places
Kyiv (130)Orkney (48)
Regions
Orkney (21)Kiev City (130)
Countries
United Kingdom (21,421)Greenland (137)
Ukraine (403)
Sweden (876)
Norway (581)
Denmark (520)
Iceland (395)
Other geographical areas
Orkney Islands (70)Scotland (1,340)
Eastern Europe (2,710)
Yorkshire and The Humber (6,115)
North of England (7,026)