Weapons of the Viking Warrior by Gareth Williams

Weapons of the Viking Warrior by Gareth Williams

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For centuries, the Vikings were a major force in European affairs. This is the enthralling story of the weapons that they carried into battle, and haunted the nightmares of their enemies.

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Weapons of the Viking Warrior by Gareth Williams

For centuries, the Vikings were a major force in European affairs. This is the enthralling story of the weapons that they carried into battle, and haunted the nightmares of their enemies.

Gareth Williams was a curator at the British Museum from 1996 to 2024, specializing in the Anglo-Saxon and Viking periods. He has published extensively on both Anglo-Saxon and Viking warfare, and curated several exhibitions. He was also involved for many years in Viking re-enactment, and has fought with modern replicas of most of the main weapon types discussed in this book.

Johnny Shumate is a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.

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ISBN 13 9781472818355
ISBN 10 1472818350
Title Weapons of the Viking Warrior
Author Gareth Williams
Series Weapon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2019-01-24
Number of pages 80
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.