Kim Hjardar: MASTERS OF THE OCEAN

CULTURAL HISTORY – VIKINGS

Cover of "Masters of the Ocean"

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Published by Dreyer Forlag, 2019

The Vikings came from the Sea, a part of the world the inhabitants of Europe thought to be endless and impassable. From the 9th to the 11th century, Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering followed in their wake, but the encounter between cultures changed both European and Nordic societies.

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