VICIOUS VIKINGS /
Terry Deary ; Illustrated by Martin Brown.
- Abridged edition.
- 238 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Horrible histories .
- Horrible histories. .
First published in the UK by Scholastic Ltd, 1994. This abridged edition first published in 2013. Includes index.
The Vikings were fearsome seafaring warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. This much you probably know. But do you know why the vicious vikings had names like Fat thighs, Oaf and Stinking? Or how to build a vicious Viking longboat and which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman? From cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the mean and miserable slaves, it is a story of beastly battles, truly terrible torture techniques and messy murders. Eeek!