The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis

A thousand years after their demise, traces of the Vikings remain all the way from North America to Istanbul. They settled from Newfoundland to Russia, founded Dublin and fought battles as far afield as the Caspian Sea. In long boats they discovered Iceland and America (both by accident) and also sailed up the Seine to Paris (which they sacked). Book excerpt: Beginning in 789AD, the Vikings raided monasteries, sacked cities and invaded western Europe. This book was released on with total page 224 pages. Dougherty and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. Doughertyĭownload or read book The Untold History of the Vikings written by Martin J. The book examines the different tribes, the Hallstatt and La Tène periods, as well as Celtic survival in western Europe, the Gallic Wars, military life, spiritual life, slavery, sexuality and Celtic art.īook Synopsis The Untold History of the Vikings by : Martin J. From their emergence as an Iron Age people around 800 BC to the early centuries AD, Celts reveals the truth behind the stories of naked warriors, ritual beheadings, druids, magic and accusations of human sacrifice. In fact, they had originated in Central Europe and settled as far afield as present day Turkey, Poland and Italy. Today we might think of the Celts only inhabiting parts of the far west of Europe Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain but these were the extremities in which their culture lasted longest. Book excerpt: Before the Vikings, before the Anglo-Saxons, before the Roman Empire, the Celts dominated central and western Europe.

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The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis