Contents

Contents : introduction -- who were the vikings -- life on a viking farm -- inside a viking farm -- what the vikings wore -- viking ships -- viking warriors -- norse women -- viking towns -- viking society and government -- death and burial in viking times -- norse gods and goddesses -- worshipping the Norse gods -- christianity during the Viking Age -- the age of kings -- the raiding begins -- exploring the northern seas -- Mainland Europe under attack -- the vikings reach America -- Sailing East -- Constantinope : "the Great City" -- Islam and the Arab Empire -- The last Viking expeditions -- the world at the time of the Vikings -- Norse legends -- key dates in the Viking Age -- The viking world map -- who was who in Viking times -- Scandinavian kings -- glossary -- index.