Viking Warrior: With visitor information (Trade Editions) - Tapa blanda

The earliest violent encounter recorded between Scandinavians and the people of Britain was in 789. From that time on 'seamen', 'pirates' and 'pagans' were all terms which were to become synonymous with Viking. Mark Harrison investigates the lifestyle, the motivation and the status of these early Scandinavian warriors.

Mark Harrison was born in Castleford, Yorkshire in 1954 and has a Batchelor's degree in Medieval Studies from Lancaster University. He has worked as a Curator at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London since 1986 and has a strong interest in the early medieval world. He lives in Colchester with his wife and son. Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s specialising in the 18th and 19th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles he has lived in Switzerland since the early 1980s.