{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-be-a-viking-9780500651841","title":"So You Want to Be a Viking?","description":"\u003cp\u003eKate, Eddie, and Angus are dazzled by pictures of Viking warriors' deadly axes and blingy swords in their library books. But when they're transported back in time to Scandinavia in 991 CE, they must figure out if they have what it takes to become Vikings themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA big, burly Viking called Bjorn initiates the kids in the ways of wielding a battle ax, plundering and looting, and soon they learn all sorts of other tricks as well, including how to get shipshape and navigate the seven seas with just a stone, how to recite rude poems, and how to scare enemies into submission before a battle even begins. Hervor, the haunted shield-maiden, is also on hand to share her tips on how to take off with a handsome ransom and how to make it into Valhalla in the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSo You Want to Be a Viking\u003c\/em\u003e features the field's latest scholarship and is illustrated throughout with zany illustrations by Japanese cartoonist Takayo Akiyama. Any kid who's ever daydreamed about being a fierce Norse warrior will love this interactive guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaywood, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Haywood\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain. His many publications include \u003cem\u003eViking: The Norse Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual\u003c\/em\u003e, on which \u003cem\u003eSo You Want to be a Viking\u003c\/em\u003e is based.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkiyama, Takayo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTakayo Akiyama\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Japanese illustrator based in London and the illustrator of previous books in the series, \u003cem\u003eSo You Want to Be a Roman Soldier?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSo You Want to Be a Viking?\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSo You Want to Be a Ninja?\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491788984594,"sku":"9780500651841","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd24c9c5-70c2-4329-bc4d-67ee16a2d66d.jpg?v=1730555511","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/so-you-want-to-be-a-viking-9780500651841","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}