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Viking Age History
The Story of the Norse Raiders, Traders and Settlers, from Lindisfarne in 793 to 1066, Covering Longships, the Danelaw, Normandy, Iceland and Vinland, in Plain English for BeginnersBy Imad Muratspahic
Length2h 54m
About this audiobook
The raiders came out of the sea mist in AD 793, fell on a holy island off the coast of Northumbria, and changed how Europe saw the North forever. Within three centuries their descendants had settled England and Normandy, built Dublin, travelled the rivers of Russia to Constantinople, colonised Iceland and Greenland, and stepped ashore in North America. But what is true, and what is legend? Viking Age History is a clear, readable, single-volume story of the Norse world from about 793 to 1066, written for newcomers. It is not a retelling of Norse myths and not a survey of the whole Middle Ages: it follows the Vikings themselves, from their farms and ships to their raids, settlements, trade routes and gods, and it tells you in every chapter which kind of evidence is speaking, from monastery annals to runestones, silver hoards and sagas written down centuries later. Inside, you'll discover: A closing Quick Reference gives you a timeline, a who's who, a glossary and a list of myths versus facts. If you want an honest, vivid, plain-English introduction to the Viking Age that respects both the evidence and the story, start here.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Viking Age History
2Important Notice
3Start Here: What the Word Viking Really Meant
4Chapter 1: Farmers, Chiefs and Thralls: The North Before the Raids
5Chapter 2: Lindisfarne, 793: Terror from the Sea
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6Chapter 3: Oak, Oars and Open Water: Longships and Seamanship
7Chapter 4: Longhouse and Loom: Women, Home and Farm
8Chapter 5: Odin's Hall and Thor's Hammer: Beliefs and Burials
9Chapter 6: The Great Army and the Danelaw: Alfred's England
10Chapter 7: Seine, Loire and Rollo: Francia and the Making of Normandy
11Chapter 8: Dublin, Orkney and the Irish Sea
12Chapter 9: The Eastern Road: Rus, Silver and Miklagard
13Chapter 10: Iceland, Greenland and Vinland: The Western Voyages
14Chapter 11: Old Gods, New God: How the North Became Christian
15Chapter 12: Danegeld, Cnut and 1066: The Age Closes
16After the Age: How the Vikings Became Legend
17Quick Reference: Timeline, Who's Who, Glossary, Myths and Sources
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