The Viking Hondbók

Name: The Viking Hondbók
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780762495894
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Eat, Dress, and Fight Like a Warrior

By Kjersti Egerdahl

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The Viking Hondbók by Kjersti Egerdahl is an insightful guide that delves into the vibrant world of Viking history and culture. It explores Norse mythology, Viking voyages, and daily life in a richly illustrated manner, serving as both an educational resource and a fascinating exploration of this legendary era. Intended for those keen on learning more about the Viking Age, it provides an engaging and comprehensive overview without assuming prior knowledge.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in Viking history and culture. It offers a fascinating exploration of Norse traditions, daily life, and legendary tales that pique curiosity and provide a deeper understanding of the Viking world. Perfect for history enthusiasts and those fascinated by ancient civilisations.

For pop culture and history buffs, Con attendees, and fans of Norse mythology and the numerous Viking-themed shows, The Viking Hondbok is a fun and fascinating look at the Viking Age and what it was like to live like a Norseman.

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Vikings, those ancient Norse seafarers, have inspired plenty of pop culture phenomena, from the A&E hit show Vikings to Thor Ragnarok to the ever-expanding world of Viking larp. Known for being skilled craftspeople, accomplished merchants, hardworking farmers, and masters of the sea, the Vikings were a complex and captivating people.

The Viking Hondbók is an engaging, compelling guide — with a sense of humour — exploring who the Vikings were and how they lived, from ancient Norse daily life to battles and adventuring. Readers will learn how Vikings ate, dressed, and fought, and even how they weaved the perfect beard braid and built warships and weapons.

Interspersed throughout the book are revealing historical anecdotes about Viking conquests, daily life, and relationships, with sections covering personal style, family structure and household, tools and metalwork, sailing and raiding, fishing and hunting, family and neighbours, swordmaking and boatbuilding, famous warriors, myths and afterlife, and more.

A two-colour design and fifty black-and-white line drawings will bring the style and details of the Viking world to life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762495894

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 May 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Adult

Illustration: 50 Black-and-white illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Kjersti Egerdahl Non-Fiction

About the Author

Kjersti Egerdahl has edited music and pop culture books on everything from Lady Gaga to Star Trek to Jane Austen. She has worked closely with bestselling authors including former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres and celebrated Star Wars authors Stephen J. Sansweet and J. W. Rinzler. During her tenure as West Coast editor of Performer magazine in San Francisco, Kjersti covered Bay Area and West Coast music of all genres. She has spoken about local music at San Francisco's Noise Pop festival, about Star Wars action figures at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Orlando, and about Buffy the Vampire Slayer at Geek Girl Con in Seattle. She has written about books and music for Paste and Flavorpill, among other publications.