For nearly 500 years the Norse people dominated the oceans, known by their remarkable ships and known for their death, destruction and burning down of anything in their way. They used sophisticated navigation methods and navigated safely over remarkably long distances.

Relive the time when the Viking dragon – an emblem of terror and devastation – flew from the shores of Scandinavia, across seas and rivers, to the rest of Europe and beyond. Witness the remarkable journeys of the pagan ‘Northmen’, their dauntless spirit and notorious raids in this full-featured DVD and hard-back book.

How did the Vikings build their awesome craft, light and fragile, but seaworthy in the treacherous Atlantic? How did they navigate without instruments to make themselves lords of the sea? And how did they survive after landing in unknown territory?

Find the answers here, along with the stories of legendary wild man Erik the Red, who travelled from Iceland to Greenland, and his son, Leif Eriksson, who ventured as far as Newfoundland. Some historians claim to have found evidence that the Vikings explored other parts of North America too, even as far south as Florida and the Caribbean.

This DVD is accompanied by a beautifully illustrated 24-page hardcover book. Watch and discover the secrets of cultures that thrived for centuries and then disappeared, and at the same time read the captivating book packed with intriguing facts, illustrations, photography and more.

Narrated by Bert Deivert
Produced by Bo Landin for Scandinature Films (2004).

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