The Viking Ship

Name: The Viking Ship
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By Gareth Williams

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In The Viking Ship by Gareth Williams, the narrative explores the profound impact and enduring legacy of Viking maritime vessels throughout history. It delves into the design, construction, and cultural significance of these iconic ships, illustrating their influence on exploration, trade, and warfare across Scandinavia and beyond. The book provides a detailed examination of how these ships navigated the seas and changed the course of history.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might appreciate this book if you're fascinated by maritime history and Viking culture. It explores the development and significance of Viking ships, offering insights into their design and the pivotal role they played in raids, trade, and exploration during the Viking Age. This book could particularly appeal to enthusiasts of historical seafaring and naval archaeology.

The Viking Ship

The Viking ship is one of the most iconic images of the Vikings and the longship in particular has been central to our understanding of the Vikings. This book explores the evolution of their sea-going vessels and celebrates this outstanding feature of the Viking Age.

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The Viking Ship is one of the most iconic images of the Vikings, and the longship in particular has been central to our understanding of the Viking Age. The Vikings used their shipbuilding skills to command the sea, and their famous ships permitted the exploration, colonisation, and the raids for which they are best known.

This book explores the evolution of their sea-going vessels and celebrates this outstanding feature of the Viking Age. In addition to well-known ships such as the spectacular burials from Gokstad and Oseberg in southern Norway, The Viking Ship features the newly-conserved longship Roskilde 6 from Denmark. Measuring over 37 metres, this is the longest Viking ship to have been discovered to date.

From Viking Age coins, brooches, and graffiti, to the use of the Viking ship on contemporary banknotes, labelling, and logos as a symbol of national and cultural identity, this book includes a surprising range of objects that have helped shape our understanding of the Vikings and their ships.

With over 50 illustrations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714123400

Publisher: British Museum Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: British Museum Press

Illustration: With over 50 illustrations; 50 Halftones, duotone

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 96

Collections

European History Gareth Williams History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Gareth Williams is Curator of Early Medieval Coins and of the exhibition Vikings: life and legend at the British Museum, London. He is the author of various titles including Vikings in Britain and Ireland (with Jayne Carroll and Stephen Harrison), Early Anglo-Saxon Coins, Treasures from Sutton Hoo and The Vale of York Hoard (with Barry Ager).

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