Ailbhe MacShamhráin investigates the Vikings from the Early Iron Age of the 4th/5th century AD to the Irish Settlements of 12th century AD.

From runic inscriptions to the corrupt politics of Hiberno-Scandinavian society, Valhalla ship burials, the cult of the Norse gods, murderous raids and Brian Bóruma and the Battle of Clontarf, numerous quotations, photographs, and illustrations re-create the Viking Age.

The Vikings changed the face of continental Europe. This book is an easy and absorbing introduction to this vital period of European history.