Books with title The Last Viking

More than 1,000 years ago, the Vikings were the most powerful people in Europe. Their homeland was Scandinavia--the countries we know as Denmark, Sweden, and Norway--but their search for more land and trade made them into great travelers and explorers. In this volume, Neil Grant explores and explains the Viking world, devoting each double-page spread to a particular aspect of life in Viking times. From farming and religion to ships, navigation, and war, Vikings provides a complete picture of life during this fascinating period.

Josephine Cousteau is a nine-year-old girl who lives in a time when all children are homeschooled through a virtual, web-based program. Having no siblings, extended family, or friends, Jo's life is very lonely. She loves her parents, but her father, a famous oceanographer, is gone for long periods of time, working on a mysterious "project." He promises Jo, however, that her life is going to change. It does, but not even her father is prepared for how much! The Last follows Jo through her extraordinary life, finding out the truth about her father's project, facing the terrible death of a parent, and learning the precious value of friendship, faith, and love. Through the monumental and not-so-monumental experiences that mark the milestones in her life, Jo does much more than survive!

In the Viking world, what were things, nithings and althings?Who was the Viking king who "won for himself all Denmark and Norway, and made the Danes Christians?"Explore the world of The Vikings with the help of maps, charts, diagrams and detailed illustrations.The author, Mike Corbishley, is an experienced writer of children's books on history, and is the Head of Education and Interpretation at English Heritage. The consultant, Dr. Julian Richards, is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of York.

Far from being just "wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates," the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewelry, kingship, poetry and family life. The result is a rich and compelling picture of an extraordinary civilization. Viking scholarship has changed rapidly since this book was first published in 1996. Else Roesdahl has comprehensively updated this edition to include new and surprising research.