The first comprehensive study of the weapons and warfare of the Vikings.

Despite a wealth of archaeological evidence on this subject, there has been no major study in English since the nineteenth century. Ian Stephenson examines the types and range of weapons and armour found, and considers other aspects in order to build a complete picture of the warfare of the period.

The quantity and quality of the finds allow us to build a picture of not simply an individual’s panoply, but also of army structure and tactics. Alongside this, the artefacts allow us to examine the cultural interaction between the Roman and Barbarian worlds, which, as the finds show, was not a simple one-way process: each side impacted on the other.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ian Stephenson holds a MLitt in Archaeology and lectures in Roman archaeology at the School of Continuing Education at the University of Reading. He is the author of a number of books on the military equipment and warfare of the Roman and Early Medieval periods. He lives in Reading.

248 x 172 mm | paperback | 176 pages | 46 illustrations (25 colour)