Viking Age Vol. 1 of 2: The Early History Manners and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations Illustrating From the Antiquities Discovered in Mounds Cairns and Bogs as Well as From the Ancient Sagas and Eddas (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Viking Age Vol. 1 of 2: The Early History Manners and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations Illustrating From the Antiquities Discovered in Mounds Cairns and Bogs as Well as From the Ancient Sagas and Eddas<br><br>In studying the history of the world we find that all the nations which have risen to high power and widespread dominion have been founded by men endowed with great I may say terrible energy; extreme bravery and the love of conquest being the most prominent traits of their character. The mighty sword with all its evils has thus far always proved a great engine of civilisation.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.