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Things To Do With Vikings
Vikings are pretty impressive. And yet who were...
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Things To Do With Vikings
9781908060105
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Vikings are pretty impressive. And yet who were these invaders from the North? Why did they come? What were they like and how did they live?
Childrens' information book with pictures, by Sara Goodwins.
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Three facts you may not know about Vikings: They liked bathing. They kept pet cats. They didn’t have horned helmets.
Warriors sailing over mighty seas to conquer new and strange lands – Vikings are pretty impressive. And yet who were these invaders from the north? Why did they come? What were they like and how did they live?
These pages help you to try Viking navigation… or Viking knitting… or make Viking feast bread. Grettir’s Saga, written by Vikings about their culture says: ‘he knows most who has tried most’. This book helps readers try.
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