The Vikings

In THE VIKINGS, author Howard La Fay recounts the daily life of the Northmen as determined by archeologists who have excavated their town sites and ship burials. he enters the blood-reeking world of the Norse gods, and brings compellingly to life heroic Viking leaders: Eric Bloodax, Leif the Lucky, Olaf the Stout, Harald Hardraada. More than 60 photographs by Ted Spiegel complement the superb text. Artist Glanzman's 31 vivid studies portray the Viking Age--an age that "has passed away, And grown dark under the cover of night, As if it had never been."