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The Vikings
Written by David Angus
Narrated by Joe Marsh
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Between the eighth and eleventh centuries Vikings stormed out of their Scandinavian homelands to raid and loot along the coasts of Europe. In old Norse to ‘go a’viking’ meant to take to sea in a long ship for an adventure. Sometimes this was a trading trip, sometimes a piratical raid. Often it was both. Explorers and traders, warriors and poets, they ranged between Byzantium in the south and Iceland, and even North America, in the North. Their fame lives on.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short but great book :)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Too little time to cover so much history. Its okay for elementary school aged kids.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short and entertaining! Very informative and fun! The narrator has a good voice and is pleasant to listen to!