Longship Company Ship's Manual

Appendix B	Bibliography

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These selections are somewhat dated, if still sturdy. We welcome suggestions.

B.1 Books

Bengtsson, F. G. (various). The Long Ships, various paperback and hardcover publishers. — Has little to do with the movie, but a saga–style novel written by a Swedish historian. Good stuff.
Brøgger A. W. and Shetelig, H. 1971. The Viking Ships . New York: Twayne Publishers. — A comprehensive description of the Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune Ships (ignoring their hangup on skin boats).
Brøndsted, J. revised 1965. The Vikings . London and Baltimore: Penguin. — A basic overview of Viking culture.
Cagner, E. 1972. The Viking . New York: The Tryckare and Crescent Books. — The infamous Big Red (or White) Book. Lots of pictures and drawings of artifacts, but untrustworthy text and interpretations.
Graham–Campbell, J. 1980. The Viking World . New Haven, New York: Tichnor & Fields. — Art, Artifacts, and Life–styles.
Howarth, D. 1977. 1066 The Year of the Conquest . New York: Viking Press. — Well written, with a good view of Anglo–Saxon England.
La Faz, H. 1972. The Vikings . Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. — A view of the age and the affected lands today.
Magnusson, M. 1980. Vikings! New York: E. P. Dutton. — Companion piece to the BBC TV series

B.2 Motion Pictures

Title	Year	Actors	Grade

The Vikings	1958	Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine	A good B-	Ragnar’s Saga fudged into a sort of 11th century Norman style England. Three Longships.

The Longships	1964	Richard Widmark	C	Has little to do with the book, but is undoubtedly one of the great Viking comedies of all time.

The Norseman	1978	Lee Majors	D-	Don’t waste your time except for lessons on how not to make a Viking movie.

Erik the Viking	1989	Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney	C	Reasonably enjoyable Viking comedy.

The 13th Warrior	1999	Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich	D	Gory.

Maldon	1995	Bruce Blackistone and a cast of dozens	A+++	Dramatization of the Anglo-Saxon poem regarding Byrhtnoth's battle against the Vikings in England in AD 991. A Longship Company Production, directed by David Tristan.

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