{"product_id":"viking-by-john-haywood-9780500251942","title":"Viking","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, you want to be a Viking warrior? Fame, glory, and wealth await those who brave storms and enemy spears to plunder far and wide in foreign lands. Who wouldn't like a piece of the action? To come home laden with silver, earning a reputation that will live on long after lesser men have been forgotten?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover everything you will need to become a successful Viking warrior: how to join a war band, what to look for in a good leader, how to behave at a feast, what weapons and armour to choose, how to fight in a shield wall, where to go raiding, how to plunder a monastery and ransom a monk, and how to navigate at sea. The humorous text, peppered with quotes from sagas and chronicles, will take you on an engrossing journey from joining a raiding party to how to die gloriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading authority on the period and combining the latest archaeological discoveries with modern-day reconstructions, tales from the Norse sagas, and 16 pages of colour illustrations, \u003cem\u003eViking\u003c\/em\u003e paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be a Viking warrior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072963166444,"sku":"9780500251942","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2340283482366.jpg?v=1765134524","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/viking-by-john-haywood-9780500251942","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}