Books by Julian D. Richards

Julian D. Richards, 2005

The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture, whose expansion overseas led them to cross the Atlantic for the first time in European history. Highlighting the latest archaeological evidence, this short introduction reveals the whole Viking world: their history, society and culture, and their expansion overseas for trade, colonization, and plunder.

Dawn Hadley, Julian Richards, 2021

The Viking Great Army that swept through England between AD 865 and 878 altered the course of British history. Drawing on the most up-to-date discoveries and the latest scientific techniques, our recent research at the Viking Great Army’s winter camp at Torksey in Lincolnshire has revolutionized what we know about its size, activities and social makeup, as has the wealth of newly recovered evidence from metal-detectorists. Unfolding like a great detective story, this account traces the movements of the Great Army across the country, piecing together a new picture of Viking Age England in unprecedented detail.

J. D. Richards, 2000

From shortly before AD 800 until the Norman conquest, England was subject to raids from seafaring peoples from Scandinavia - the Vikings. They were not only raiders but also traders and settlers. This best-selling textbook provides an overview of the Vikings in England, examining all aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian society - rural settlement and the economy, the growth of towns, trade and exchange, craft and industry, burial rituals and stone memorials.