Download or read book Towns in the Viking Age written by Helen Clarke and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The view of the Vikings as raiders and pillagers is gradually being eroded through the success of publications and museum exhibitions where the Vikings are shown as craftsmen and merchants. Recent archaeological findings and historical sources are used in this study of urban Viking life.