Deary, Terry creator author. Brown, Martin 1959- illustrator. text enk 2018 2013 Abridged edition. monographic eng 238 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. The Vikings were fearsome seafaring warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. This much you probably know. But do you know why the vicious vikings had names like Fat thighs, Oaf and Stinking? Or how to build a vicious Viking longboat and which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman? From cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the mean and miserable slaves, it is a story of beastly battles, truly terrible torture techniques and messy murders. Eeek! Upper primary school age. juvenile Terry Deary ; Illustrated by Martin Brown. First published in the UK by Scholastic Ltd, 1994. This abridged edition first published in 2013. Includes index. Vikings Juvenile literature History Vikings Juvenile literature Great Britain Great Britain Juvenile literature History Tudors, 1485-1603 Scandinavia Juvenile literature History To 1397 948.022 9781407178547 PPAK 190401 20190401121643.0 eng