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020			_a9781785211737 _q(hardback)
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099			_fQ _a948.022 _bKON
100	1		_aKonstam, Angus, _eauthor. _916714
245	1	0	_aViking warrior operationns manual : _bthe life, equipment, weapons and fighting tactics of the Vikings / _cAngus Konstam.
264		1	_aSparkford, Yeovil, Somerset : _bHaynes Publishing, _c2018.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_a152 pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c28 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn the summer of 793 AD Viking raiders attacked and looted themonastic island of Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland. Thisassault was only the beginning, within 18 months huge areas of theBritish coast was being devastated by the terrifying ships and theirfierce, destructive fighting men. Who were these mysterious raiders?In this book, veteran historian Angus Konstam answers that question,and many more besides. By focussing on the Viking warrior, himself,these mysterious figures are fleshed out and brought vividly to life. Thebook explores the Norse background and culture, the way the peoplelived and dressed, the weapons they carried and how they used them. Itlooks at their system of belief and their allegiances to family,community and king, but it also explains just why they were soeffective as plunderers and raiders.
650		0	_aVikings _xSocial life and customs. _955711
650		0	_aVikings. _930638
651		0	_aScandinavia _xHistory, Military. _955712
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