The skin, ancient though it was ... Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood (Penguin, 1996). Detailed maps of Viking settlements in Scotland, Ireland, England, Iceland and Normandy.
Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine play central roles in the saga, illustrating the power struggles and alliances that define Viking history ... the Vikings show map. Created by Michael Hirst, the ...
5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...