Paul B. Du Chaillu’s The Viking Age, in this first volume, surveys the early history, manners, and customs of the Norse ancestors of the English-speaking nations. Du Chaillu draws on the sagas, archaeology, and early records to portray the world of the Vikings: their seafaring, warfare, religion, daily life, and the great expansion that carried them across the medieval North. The book is a rich and enthusiastic introduction to Scandinavian antiquity.
Lavishly informed by the discoveries and sources available in his day, the work explores Norse society from its weapons and ships to its gods and laws. Du Chaillu argues for the deep influence of the Norse on later English and European peoples. Readers interested in the Vikings, Norse mythology, or the early Middle Ages will find much to enjoy. This free EPUB edition revives the first volume of a sweeping study of the Viking Age and its peoples.