Viking Book Collection
Catalog of our Vikings Collection of Books at the GG Archives.
An Introduction to Viking Mythology
John Grant, An Introduction to Viking Mythology, © 1990 Quintet Publishing Limited, London, Hardcover, 128 Pages, 1-55521-561-0. Contents: 1. Introduction: The Origins of the Viking Peoples 2. Guide to Gods, Goddesses and Others 3. The Creation, Asgard 4. Tales of Gods and Goddesses, Valhalla 5. Tales of the Valkyries 6. Tales of Heroes 7. Ragnarok, The Truth Behind Some "Myths"
Kings and Vikings: Scandinavia and Europe 700AD - 1100AD
Sawyer, P. H., Kings and Vikings: Scandinavia and Europe 700AD - 1100AD, © 1994 Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York, hard cover, 182 Pages, 1-56619-539-X. Contents: 1. The Age of the Vikings: an introductory outline 2. The twelfth century 3. Contemporary sources 4. Scandinavian society 5. Scandinavia and Europe before 900 6. The raids in the west 7. Conquests and settlements in the west 8. The Baltic and beyond 9. Pagans and Christians 10. Conclusion.
Viking Art
Wilson, David M. and Klindt-Jensen, Ole, Viking Art, © 1980 University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, soft cover, 173 Pages, 0-8166-0977-2. Contents: 1. Art, Viking 2. Art--Scandinavia 3. Art, Medieval--Scandinavia. Translation of Vikingetidens kunst by Ole Klindt-Jensen and David M. Wilson. Includes index and Bibliography: p. 162-166.
The Vikings
Heath, Ian and McBride, Angus, The Vikings, © 1985 World Print, Ltd., Hong Kong, soft cover, 64 Pages, 0-85045-565-0. Contents: 1. Who were the Vikings 2. Viking Ships, The Viking Abroad 3. The Plates.
The Vikings in History, Second Edition
Logan, F. Donald, The Vikings in History, Second Edition © 1991 HarperCollinsAcademic, London, soft cover, 224 Pages, 0-04-446040-6, 948.022. Contents: 1. The Vikings on the eve 2. The first raids on the British Isles and their aftermath 3. Across the North Atlantic 4. The Vikings and the New World 5. The Danes in the South 6. The Danes in England 7. The Swedes and the East. Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discover of America
Magnusson, Magnus and Palsson, Hermann - Translators, The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discover of America, © 1965 Penguin Books, London, soft cover, 124 Pages, 0-14-044154-9. Two medieval Icelandic sagas are translated that tell arresting stories in the history of exploration -- the discovery of America by Norsemen five centuries before Christopher Columbus.