The Viking Explorers Author:Walter Buehr Never in history was there a more venturesome breed of men than the Vikings of Scandinavia. In their small, swift ships they reanged the coasts of Europe, North Africa and even Asia. sailing far up rivers to pillage, trade and exact tribute from hundreds of thousands of people Author Waltr Buehr tells in this gripping account how they conquere... more »d the British Isles, colonized Iceland and Greenland -- and then sailed on to become the discoverers of North America.« less