The Vikings : life and conquests

Duration: 0:16:37

Genre: Educational | Ethnographic

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Lane Educational District Service: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Surveys the period of history known as the Viking age. Illustrates the impact of the new and vigorous culture which the north men carried to Christian Europe., Surveys the effects of the widespread travels of the Vikings; their influence on the peoples of Europe; and how their contacts with these Christian civilizations changed their character. Uses maps to depict the extent of Viking exploration, commercial ventures, raiding parties, and colonization. Describes the home life and duties of men, women, and children in Viking society including both occupational and recreational activities. Dramatizes the coming of Christianity to the Scandinavian countries.

Complete Record: , Surveys the effects of the widespread travels of the Vikings; their influence on the peoples of Europe; and how their contacts with these Christian civilizations changed their character. Uses maps to depict the extent of Viking exploration, commercial ventures, raiding parties, and colonization. Describes the home life and duties of men, women, and children in Viking society including both occupational and recreational activities. Dramatizes the coming of Christianity to the Scandinavian countries.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.