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The Age Of The Vikings
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Author : P. H. Sawyer
language : en
Publisher: Hodder Education
Release Date : 1971
The Age Of The Vikings written by P. H. Sawyer and has been published by Hodder Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Vikings categories.
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.
The Age Of The Vikings
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Author : P. H. Sawyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The Age Of The Vikings 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 1962 with Viking antiquities categories.
Study of Viking trade, exploration, communication and settlement in western and eastern Europe from the end of the 8th to the close of the 11th century.
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 Vikings And Their Age
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Author : Angus A. Somerville
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2013-03-27
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 2013-03-27 with History categories.
This book, the first in our Companions to Medieval Studies series, is a brief introduction to the history, culture, and religion of the Viking Age and provides an essential foundation for study of the period. The companion begins by defining the Viking Age and explores topics such as Viking society and religion. Viking biographies provide students with information on important figures in Viking lore such as Harald Bluetooth, Eirik the Red, Leif Eiriksson, and Gudrid Thorbjarnardaughter, a female Viking traveler. A compelling chapter entitled "How Do We Know About the Vikings?" and a case study on the wandering monks of St. Philibert introduce students to the process of historical inquiry. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of the Vikings and their legacy. Pedagogical resources include a detailed chronology, study questions, a glossary, 4 maps, and 14 images. Text boxes provide information on outsider perceptions of the Vikings, a detailed account of a Viking raid, and a description of a chieftain's dwelling in Arctic Norway. This study also benefits from a multi-disciplinary approach including insights and evidence from such diverse disciplines as archaeology, philology, religion, linguistics, and genetics.
The Age Of The Vikings
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Author : Peter Hayes Sawyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
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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.
The Viking Age
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Author : Angus A. Somerville
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2019-11-19
The Viking 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 2019-11-19 with History categories.
Who were the Vikings, and do they deserve their unsavoury reputation? Through over 100 primary source documents, this fascinating collection weighs the cultural importance and lasting influence of the Vikings.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings
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Author : P. H. Sawyer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
Release Date : 2001
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings written by P. H. Sawyer and has been published by Oxford Illustrated History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Were the Vikings, as an early description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or in the words of a Manx folksong, "war-wolves keen in hungry quest', who lived and died by the sea and the sword? Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists, and pioneer explorers? This book considers the latest research and presents an authoritative account of the Vikings and their age. Excavations as far apart as Dublin and Newfoundland, York and Russia, provide fascinating archaeological evidence, expertly interpreted in this extensively illustrated book.
Children Of Ash And Elm
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Author : Neil Price
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Children Of Ash And Elm written by Neil Price and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with History categories.
The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertise The Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval clerics and Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more. None of these appropriations capture the real Vikings, or the richness and sophistication of their culture. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, beliefs, and practices to the lands they discovered and the peoples they encountered, and in the process were themselves changed. From Eirík Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world, Children of Ash and Elm is the definitive history of the Vikings and their time.