VIKING ART (WORLD OF ART) (PB)

Written by a leading authority, this book introduces the intricate and beautiful art styles of the Viking age, from the first major expeditions overseas around AD 800 to the establishment of Christianity in Scandinavia 300 years later. Viking art ranges in scale from ship burials to decorated weapons and finely crafted jewellery; all feature here, alongside Viking architecture and archaeological traces left across continental Europe and beyond. The final chapter examines Viking art in relation to pagan mythology, the conversion to Christianity, spam, and the Viking legacy for later artistic movements.