Fierce warriors, remarkable navigators, savvy businessmen avid board gamers, fashionable dressersthe Viking people were all these things during their golden age from AD 780 to 1100. Everyone feared the sight of a Viking longship coming in from the sea or down the river. But the Vikings werent just conquerors. They settled, traded, and grew wealthy. The adventurous Vikings had reached the shores of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Britain, Ireland, and France. They did business with people as far away as Turkey.

Includes index.

Oh no, here come the vikings -- Ships ahoy -- Surprise attack -- The truth in the tale -- Accidental explorers -- Show the money -- Home crowded home -- Flair for fashion -- What do you want to play? -- Gods with superpowers -- Viking graffiti -- Viking facts.