The Vikings' greatest battles

In their time, the pagan Vikings sent shockwaves through Christian Europe. They were often unafraid of death on the battlefield, where they raged under the battle cry "Odin owns you all!"

Towards the end of the Viking Age, the Norse gods were replaced by the word of God, but battle magic and the popular belief in an honourable afterlife did not end with the arrival of Christianity. Although the Vikings took part in hundreds of battles, few of them changed and shaped the political and cultural course of events in Europe and the Nordic countries.

This book describes the 25 largest, most remarkable and most important battles of the period. From Scandinavia in the north to the Byzantine Empire in the east, from Italy in the south to America in the west, the Vikings waged war against foreign peoples in pursuit of glory, wealth, land and power. It contains facts about the battles with detailed information on time, place, combatants and outcome. The book is richly illustrated with maps, photos of archaeological finds and reconstructions of the battles.