by Terry Deary · Scholastic Hippo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780590557092
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«The Vicious Vikings» is Terry Deary's humorous children's history book, published by Scholastic Hippo in paperback (128 pages, in English).
«The Vicious Vikings» covers the history of the Vikings with a demystifying and humorous approach, not shying away from the most unpleasant details. It includes facts about the customs of the Scandinavian invaders and their clashes with the Saxons, cruel kings, vengeful warriors, Norse legends of giants and dwarfs, and episodes such as the murder of King Edmund.
Ninth installment of the Horrible Histories series, with illustrations by Martin Brown. Originally published in 1994.
For young readers aged 9 and over interested in history told with humor and in learning about the grittier side of the Viking past.
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
