The Best

and Worst Jobs in Anglo-Saxon and Viking Times

Clive Gifford

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Wayland
01 September 2017

Children's & Educational; History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA)

Series: The Best and Worst Jobs

If you enjoy reading about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, especially about the grim and gory aspects of each era, this is the book for you! What sort of work could job-hunters in Anglo-Saxon and Viking Times expect to find? An Anglo-Saxon might become a monk, painstakingly copying out manuscripts by hand and fending off attacks from ferocious Viking invaders, or a nettle collector, pounding stinging nettles to release their flax-like fibres and boiling them to make a medicinal tea. What were the pay and conditions like for a cook or a charm-maker in Anglo-Saxon and Viking Times? Which were the most dangerous jobs and which the most high status? The book is illustrated throughout with photos of artefacts from the period from the Art Archive and complemented by quirky and humorous but historically accurate drawings by Alex Paterson.

By: Clive Gifford
Imprint: Wayland
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 17
Dimensions: Height: 264mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9781526300294
ISBN 10: 152630029X
Series: The Best and Worst Jobs
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: Farmer 3: Monk 4: Illuminator and Nettle collector 5: Anglo-Saxon king 6: Egg collector and Corn grinder 7: Metalworker and Mint worker 8: Cook 9: Viking raider 10: Jarl 11: Viking trader 12: Jeweller and Charm maker 13: Viking explorer 14: Quiz 15: Glossary 16: Index

Author Website: http://www.clivegifford.co.uk

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including 'Eye Benders', winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated 'Out of This World' and '30 Seconds Space'.