Scandinavia In The Age Of Vikings
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Scandinavia In The Age Of Vikings
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Author : Jon Vidar Sigurdsson
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Scandinavia In The Age Of Vikings written by Jon Vidar Sigurdsson and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with History categories.
In Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade. Drawing of the latest archeological research and on literary sources, namely the sagas, Sigurðsson depicts a complex and surprisingly peaceful society that belies the popular image of Norsemen as bloodthirsty barbarians. Instead, Vikings often acted out power struggles symbolically, with local chieftains competing with each other through displays of wealth in the form of great feasts and gifts, rather than arms. At home, conspicuous consumption was a Viking leader's most important virtue; the brutality associated with them was largely wreaked abroad. Sigurðsson's engaging history of the Vikings at home begins by highlighting political developments in the region, detailing how Danish kings assumed ascendency over the region and the ways in which Viking friendship reinforced regional peace. Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings then discusses the importance of religion, first pagan and (beginning around 1000 A.D.) Christianity; the central role that women played in politics and war; and how the enormous wealth brought back to Scandinavia affected the social fabric—shedding new light on Viking society.
Scandinavia In The Age Of Vikings
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Author : Jon Vidar Sigurdsson
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Scandinavia In The Age Of Vikings written by Jon Vidar Sigurdsson and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with History categories.
In Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade. Drawing of the latest archeological research and on literary sources, namely the sagas, Sigurðsson depicts a complex and surprisingly peaceful society that belies the popular image of Norsemen as bloodthirsty barbarians. Instead, Vikings often acted out power struggles symbolically, with local chieftains competing with each other through displays of wealth in the form of great feasts and gifts, rather than arms. At home, conspicuous consumption was a Viking leader's most important virtue; the brutality associated with them was largely wreaked abroad. Sigurðsson's engaging history of the Vikings at home begins by highlighting political developments in the region, detailing how Danish kings assumed ascendency over the region and the ways in which Viking friendship reinforced regional peace. Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings then discusses the importance of religion, first pagan and (beginning around 1000 A.D.) Christianity; the central role that women played in politics and war; and how the enormous wealth brought back to Scandinavia affected the social fabric—shedding new light on Viking society.
Scandinavian History In The Viking Age
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Author : Martin Syrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Scandinavian History In The Viking Age written by Martin Syrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Northmen categories.
Social Scandinavia In The Viking Age
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Author : Mary Wilhelmine Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Social Scandinavia In The Viking Age written by Mary Wilhelmine Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Civilization, Scandinavian categories.
Scandinavians And The English In The Viking Age
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Author : P. H. Sawyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Scandinavians And The English In The Viking Age written by P. H. Sawyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Great Britain categories.
The Viking Age
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Author : Robert Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: Font Forlag AS
Release Date : 2012-06-16
The Viking Age written by Robert Ferguson and has been published by Font Forlag AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-16 with History categories.
THE VIKING AGE (ca 800-1050), generic term for a period when traders, warriors, emigrants and discoverers from southern Scandinavia spread to the coasts of England and France, through Eastern Europe to Constantinople, and westwards to Iceland, Greenland and North America. NORWEGIAN HERITAGE is a series of books about our most important and best-known national icons. The respective titles introduce major personalities from the worlds of art and literature, science and sports, but also the many natural wonders of the country, as well as significant historical periods and cultural expressions. Each book offers an updated introduction to readers who wish to familiarize themselves with a given subject.
The Vikings And Their Age
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Author : Angus A. Somerville
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Vikings And Their Age written by Angus A. Somerville and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with History categories.
"The Vikings and Their Age offers a quick overview of the chronology and major themes of the Viking period. Written in an accessible manner, it also provides a great introduction to some of the most interesting and significant figures in Viking lore, such as Harald Bluetooth, Eirik the Red, Leif Eiriksson, and Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir, a female Viking traveller. Insights and evidence from such diverse disciplines as archaeology, philology, linguistics, and genetics are provided.
The Age Of The Vikings
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Author : Anders Winroth
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-01
The Age Of The Vikings written by Anders Winroth and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with History categories.
A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacy The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history. Drawing on a wealth of written, visual, and archaeological evidence, Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage. He not only explains the Viking attacks, but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce, politics, discovery, and colonization, and reveals how Viking arts, literature, and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe. The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society, culture, and legacy of these legendary seafarers.
Women In The Viking Age
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Author : Judith Jesch
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 1991
Women In The Viking Age written by Judith Jesch and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, Jesch discovers the true story of viking women.
Vikings Across Boundaries
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Author : Hanne Lovise Aannestad
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-26
Vikings Across Boundaries written by Hanne Lovise Aannestad and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-26 with Social Science categories.
This volume explores the changes that occurred during the Viking Age, as Scandinavian societies fell in line with the larger forces that dominated the Insular world and Continental Europe, absorbing the powerful symbiosis of Christianity and monarchy, adapting to the idea of royal lineage and supremacy, and developing a buzzing urbanism coupled with large-scale trade networks. Presenting research on the grand context of the Viking Age alongside localised studies, it contributes to the furthering of collaborations between local and ‘outsider’ research on the Viking Age. Through a diversity of approaches on the Viking homelands and the wider world of the Vikings, it offers studies of a range of phenomena, including urban and rural settlements; continuity in the use of places as well as new types of places specific to the Viking Age; the social significance of change; the construction and maintenance of social identity both within the ‘homelands’ and across large territories; ethnicity; and ideas of identity and the creation and recreation of identity both at home and abroad. As such, it will appeal to historians and archaeologists with interests in Viking-Age studies, as well as scholars of Scandinavian studies.