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03085aam a2200409Ii 4500 001 295D7FD619C611E7BD0085CCDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170405010226 008 160224s2016 pauab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1612004032 020 $a 9781612004037 035 $a (OCoLC)940934042 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCQ $d GK8 $d OI6 $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d EYM $d PAU $d OCL $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h nor 043 $a ev----- 050 4 $a DL65 H56713 2016 100 1 $a Hjardar, Kim, $e author. 240 10 $a Vikinger i krig. $l English 245 10 $a Vikings at war / $c Kim Hjardar and Vegard Vike. 250 $a 1st English edition. 264 1 $a Havertown, PA : $b Casemate Publishers, $c 2016. 300 $a 400 pages : $b color illustrations, color maps ; $c 26 cm 520 $a Vikings at War presents a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war; their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and conquest campaigns that brought the Vikings to virtually every corner of Europe and even to America. Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world during the 350 years that followed the introduction of the sail into the region, from the 9th to the 11th century. Viking ravages united the Spanish kingdoms and stopped Charlemagne and the Franks' advance in Europe. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering followed in their wake, but the encounter between cultures changed both European and Nordic societies. Employing unorthodox and unpredictable strategies, which were hard for more organized forces to respond to, the most crucial element of the Viking's success was their basic strategy of evading the enemy by arriving by sea, then attacking quickly and with great force before withdrawing quickly. The warrior class dominated in a militarized society. Honor was everything, and breaking promises and ruining one's posthumous reputation was considered worse than death itself. If a man offended another man's honor, the only way out was blood revenge. Never before have the Viking art of war, weapons and the history of their conquests been presented together in such detail. With over 380 color illustrations including beautiful reconstruction drawings, maps, cross-section drawings of ships, line-drawings of fortifications, battle plan reconstructions and photos of surviving artifacts including weapons and jewelry. 500 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 650 0 $a Vikings. 651 0 $a Scandinavia $x History $y To 1397. 650 0 $a Civilization, Viking. 650 0 $a Viking antiquities. 650 0 $a Vikings $x History $y 600-1050 AD. 650 0 $a Northmen. 650 0 $a Vikings $x Social life and customs. 650 0 $a Vikings $x Material culture. 700 1 $a Vike, Vegard, $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220602015735.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=295D7FD619C611E7BD0085CCDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search