About the book: 2004 / Based on extensive historical material, the author tells about the famous Vikings - Scandinavian warrior-seafarers (in Rus' they were called Varangians, and in Western Europe - the Normans), about their trade, predatory and aggressive campaigns in the 9th-11th centuries in the countries of Europe and to the shores of America and Africa. The publication is equipped with illustrations, author's maps, reference information about the Viking campaigns, their rulers, genealogy of clans and connections with originally from Rurikovich. For the general reader and specialists. Published for the first time.