Viking Longship

Keith Durham is the author of Men-at-Arms 279: ‘The Border Reivers’. He is also a skilled and respected figure sculptor who has produced models for a number of companies including Border Miniatures.Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He has had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. Steve has provided award-winning illustrations for renowned publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. This is Steve's first book for Osprey.

• IntroductionThe evolution of the Viking shipEarly skin and log boatsThe Viking AgeShipwrights and shipbuilding KarviShipbuilding in the 11th centuryConclusionGlossaryColour plate commentary Index

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