Saxon, Viking and Norman (Men-at-Arms, Volume 85)

By Terence Wise

If there's something we will be able to ensure of about the Saxons, Vikings and Normans who inhabited the medieval international, it's that they have been an awful lot extra complex than a few writings might have us think. This attention-grabbing publication by means of Terence clever explores the historical past, association, garments, apparatus and guns of Saxon, Viking and Norman peoples, masking wide-ranging issues corresponding to Anglo-Saxon shields, Viking raiding ships and the association of Norman armies.The soaking up and readable textual content is enriched through a number of illustrations and museum images with commentaries, plus 8 fantastically drawn complete web page color plates via well known army artist Gerry Embleton.

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