The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings
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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.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings
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Author : Peter Hayes Sawyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings written by Peter Hayes Sawyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Vikings categories.
With settlements stretching across a vast expanse and with legends of their exploits extending even farther, the Vikings were the most far-flung and feared people of their time. Yet the archaeological and historical records are so scant that the true nature of Viking civilization remains shrouded in mystery. In this richly illustrated volume, twelve leading scholars draw on the latest research and archaeological evidence to provide the clearest picture yet of this fabled people. Painting a fascinating portrait of the influences that the "Northmen" had on foreign lands, the contributors trace Viking excursions to the British Islands, Russia, Greenland, and the northern tip of Newfoundland, which the Vikings called "Vinlund." We meet the great Viking kings: from King Godfred, King of the Danes, who led campaigns against Charlemagne in Saxony, to King Harald Bluetooth, the first of the Christian rulers, who helped unify Scandinavia and introduced a modern infrastructure of bridges and roads. The volume also looks at the day-to-day social life of the Vikings, describing their almost religious reverence for boats and boat-building, and their deep bond with the sea that is still visible in the etymology of such English words as "anchor, " "boat, " "rudder, " and "fishing, " all of which can be traced back to Old Norse roots. But perhaps most importantly, the book goes a long way towards answering the age-old question of who these intriguing people were. From sagas to shipbuilding, from funeral rites to the fur trade, this superb volume is an indispensable guide to the Viking world.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings
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Author : P. H. Sawyer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1997
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Vikings written by P. H. Sawyer and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Twelve reading scholars draw on the latest research and archaeological evidence to provide an honest picture yet of this fabled people, known as the "Northmen." 110 photos, 24 full-color line illustrations, 16 maps.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval Europe
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Author : George Holmes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
Release Date : 2001
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval Europe written by George Holmes 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.
'The individual chapters are scholarly and up to the minute, without loss of accessibility or pace. The illustrations are many, apposite and refreshingly unhackneyed.' -Times Literary Supplement
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval England
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Author : Nigel Saul
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
Release Date : 1997
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval England written by Nigel Saul 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 1997 with Art categories.
A comprehensive introduction to medieval England surveying the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval England
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Author : Nigel Saul
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1997
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Medieval England written by Nigel Saul and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Art categories.
This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval England. Written by expert scholars and drawing on the latest research, it offers an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth. The middle ages were a time of profound diversity and change. The main political themes are explored in three narrative chapters, covering the Anglo-Saxon period, the Normans and Angevins, and the late middle ages. Chapters on the social, cultural, and religious life of the period add context tothe political and institutional developments traced and cover topics as varied as the nature of national identity, urban life, art and architecture, religious practice, and the development of vernacular literature. 180 illustrations, maps, family trees, a chronology, guide to further reading, and a full index make this an indispensable guide to England in the middle ages. Contributors... Janet L. Nelson, Professor of History, King's College, London George Garnett, Fellow and Tutor in History, St Hugh's College, Oxford Chris Given-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of St Andrews Christopher Dyer, Professor of Medieval Social History, University of Birmingham Henrietta Leyser, Lecturer in Medieval History, St Peter's College, Oxford Nicola Coldstream Derek Pearsall, Professor of English, Harvard University
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The World
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Author : Felipe Fernández-Armesto
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-03
The Oxford Illustrated History Of The World written by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-03 with History categories.
Imagine the planet, as if from an immense distance of time and space, as a galactic observer might see it—with the kind of objectivity that we, who are enmeshed in our history, can ́t attain. The Oxford Illustrated History of the World encompasses the whole span of human history. It brings together some of the world's leading historians, under the expert guidance of Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, to tell the 200,000-year story of our world, from the emergence of homo sapiens through to the twenty-first century: the environmental convulsions; the interplay of ideas (good and bad); the cultural phases and exchanges; the collisions and collaborations in politics; the successions of states and empires; the unlocking of energy; the evolutions of economies; the contacts, conflicts, and contagions that have all contributed to making the world we now inhabit.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Prehistoric Europe
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Author : Barry Cunliffe
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
Release Date : 2001
The Oxford Illustrated History Of Prehistoric Europe written by Barry Cunliffe 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.
Provides a comprehensive account of prehistoric Europe from the coming of the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire, providing information on the changing landscape of Europe and responses and adaptations to these changes.
A History Of The Vikings
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Author : Gwyn Jones
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2001
A History Of The Vikings written by Gwyn Jones and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Civilization, Viking categories.
A look at the ancient Scandinavian peoples.
The Oxford Illustrated History Of World War Two
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Author : Richard Overy
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2015-04-09
The Oxford Illustrated History Of World War Two written by Richard Overy and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-09 with History categories.
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a long and dark shadow across the decades. Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally ended in 1945 and the conflict is now a lived memory for only a few. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjects to focus on when considering the wartime experience. For instance, as World War Two recedes ever further into the past, even a question as apparently basic as when it began and ended becomes less certain. Was it 1939, when the war in Europe began? Or the summer of 1941, with the beginning of Hitler's war against the Soviet Union? Or did it become truly global only when the Japanese brought the USA into the war at the end of 1941? And what of the long conflict in East Asia, beginning with the Japanese aggression in China in the early 1930s and only ending with the triumph of the Chinese Communists in 1949? In The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two a team of leading historians re-assesses the conflict for a new generation, exploring the course of the war not just in terms of the Allied response but also from the viewpoint of the Axis aggressor states. Under Richard Overy's expert editorial guidance, the contributions take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s. Together, they provide a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible and fascinating episodes in world history.