How the Vikings Worked
Submitted: May 7, 2008 - Were the Vikings bloodthirsty raiders outfitted with armor and dragon boats, pillaging the coasts? Or was there more to the Age of Vikings?
It is late morning at a monastery on the coast of Ireland. The year is 817. From the shore comes a cry of alarm -- dragon boats have appeared on the horizon, approaching quickly with wind filling their sails. A monk runs into the monastery to warn the…

