Военная история / The Vikings

Издательство: Lucent Books
Серия: World History
Автор: Don Nardo
Название: The Vikings
Язык: английский
Год издания: 2011
Количество страниц: 114
ISBN: 978-1-4205-0316-6
Формат: pdf (e-book)
Размер: 12 мб

For the people of Europe in the early medieval era, the story of the Vikings was one of unexpected and naked violence, of the triumph of the strong and ruthless, and of
the suffering of the weak and innocent. The prelude to this epic tale of woe was rooted in late ancient times. In the final century of the Roman Empire, spanning the 400s A.D., tribal peoples from across northern Europe began migrating. Searching for new lands, economic opportunities, and often simply booty, they steadily invaded, overran, and absorbed the empire’s outlying provinces. As a result, in the year 476 that realm officially ceased to exist.