{"product_id":"viking","title":"Viking","description":"So, you want to be a Viking warrior? Fame, glory and wealth await those who brave storms and enemy spears to plunder far and wide in foreign lands. Who wouldn't like a piece of the action? To come home laden with silver, earning a reputation that will live on long after lesser men have been forgotten?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover everything you will need to become a successful Viking warrior: how to join a war band; what to look for in a good leader; how to behave at a feast; what weapons and armour to choose; how to fight in a shield wall; where to go raiding; how to plunder a monastery and ransom a monk and how to navigate at sea. The humorous text peppered with quotes from sagas and chronicles will take you on an engrossing journey from joining a raiding party to how to die gloriously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by a leading authority on the period and combining the latest archaeological discoveries with modern-day reconstructions, tales from the Norse sagas and 16 pages of colour illustrations, this book paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be a Viking warrior.","brand":"Thames and Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42523233845284,"sku":"9780500251942","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9780500251942.jpg?v=1777407619","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/viking","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}