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Vikings: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Vikings, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny, Timothy Burke
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Vikings, Erik the Red, and Leif Erikson, then pay attention.
Three captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
- History of the Vikings: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Age and Feared Norse Seafarers Such as Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Egil Skallagrimsson, and More
- Erik the Red: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Who Founded the First Norse Settlement in Greenland
- Leif Erikson: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America and Established a Norse Settlement at Vinland
In this captivating history audiobook, you'll not only learn about heroic warriors in battle but you'll also discover the remarkable achievements made by the Vikings.
In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover topics, such as:
- The rise of the mighty Vikings and the Viking Age
- Significant Viking raids and battles
- Ragnar Lothbrok - man or myth
- The Viking Age of exploration
- The significance of the settlement of Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland
- Viking society and everyday life
- And much, much more
In part two of this audiobook, you will discover:
- Erik the Red’s early life in Norway
- Erik the Pagan and Christianity in Greenland
- The decline of the Greenland colony
- Modern Greenland
- And much, much more
Some of the topics covered in part three of this audiobook include:
- The making of the man, Leif Erikson’s formative years
- The settlement of Greenland
- Life in Greenland
- Leif’s first voyage
- Mysterious lands to the west of Greenland
- The end of the Vinland settlement
- Leif Erikson’s place in history
- And much, much more
So if you want to learn more about the Vikings, get this audiobook now!