Table of Contents

List of Colour Plates; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1. The Age of the Vikings and Before; 2. The Frankish Empire; 3. The Vikings in England, c.790-1016; 4. Ireland, Wales, Man, and the Hebrides; 5. The Atlantic Islands; 6. Scandinavians in European Russia; 7. The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age; 8. Ships and Seamanship; 9. Religions Old and New; 10. The Vikings in History and Legend; 11. The Viking Legacy; Further Reading; Chronology; Index

About the Author

About the Editor:
Peter Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leeds. He is the author of Kings and Vikings and Anglo-Saxon Charters