The World Around Us #29
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Dragon Ships," Sam Glanzman’s vivid artwork brings to life the sweeping reach of Viking expansion across the North Atlantic in 1961. From the Faeroes to Iceland, the Hebrides to Greenland, the story traces their voyages, settlements, and the founding of the Althing—among the world’s oldest governing bodies—while exploring their encounters with Slavic tribes and the eventual establishment of Normandy under Rollo. Gerald McCann’s striking cover captures the era’s adventurous spirit, framing a tale of exploration and influence across ancient seas.
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Norwegian and Danish Vikings battle for control of Ireland. There is an illustration and map showing the Faeroes, Hebrides, Shetlands, and Orkneys, with text explaining their occupations by the Vikings. Vikings discover and colonize Iceland. They create the Althing, "one of the world's oldest governing bodies." Slavs invite the Viking leader Rurik to rule over them. Rollo and his Vikings take over Normandy. French king Charles the Simple co-opts them into his realm. Vikings establish a tenuous colony on Greenland.
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