Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga

This book was the official companion to the Smithsonian's exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga which toured a total a seven cities in both the United States and Canada from April, 2000 - May, 2003. Featured in the tour were the Viking Lewis Chessmen pieces from 1100 AD. NorseAmerica's Lewis chess sets, bookends, and key chains were sold in the museum stores... including our Lewis Chess set which had been cast directly from the 12th-Century original pieces on display in the exhibition.To learn more about our Lewis Chessmen replicas, visit the Norse Games section of our website. In the early Middle Ages, driven by famine at home and the promise of wealth to be had in other lands, the Viking people exploded out of Scandinavia and set about conquering parts of England, Ireland, France, Russia, and even Turkey. Emboldened by their successes, the Vikings pushed ever farther outward, eventually crossing the North Atlantic and founding settlements in Iceland, Greenland, and eastern Cana