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The Vikings Classic Histories Series
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Author : Magnus Magnusson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-10-06
The Vikings Classic Histories Series written by Magnus Magnusson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-06 with History categories.
The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions. They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders - a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their exploration of the world has left an indelible impression a thousand years on.
Vikings
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Author : Magnús Magnússon
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1980
Vikings written by Magnús Magnússon and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with History categories.
Vikings
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Author : Neil Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-10-04
Vikings written by Neil Oliver and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with History categories.
The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their blood-thirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their story, which stretches from their Scandinavian origins to America in the west and as far as Baghdad in the east. As the Vikings did not write their history, we have to discover it for ourselves, and that discovery, as Neil Oliver reveals, tells an extraordinary story of a people who, from the brink of destruction, reached a quarter of the way around the globe and built an empire that lasted nearly 200 years. Drawing on the latest discoveries that have only recently come to light, Neil Oliver goes on the trail of the real Vikings. Where did they emerge from? How did they really live? And just what drove them to embark on such extraordinary voyages of discovery over 1000 years ago? VIKINGS will explore many of these questions for the first time in an epic story of one of the world's great empires of conquest.
Stories Of The Vikings Serapis Classics
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Author : Mary MacGregor
language : en
Publisher: Serapis Classics
Release Date : 2017-10-19
Stories Of The Vikings Serapis Classics written by Mary MacGregor and has been published by Serapis Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19 with Literary Collections categories.
On a summer day nearly twelve hundred years ago, three ships with bright red sails drew near to one of the little ports of the Dorset coast in the south of England. The townsfolk saw the ships, and paying no heed to the bright sails, said carelessly one to another, 'The merchantmen will be in port to-day.' And the harbour-master gathered together a few of his men and hastened to the quay. For he, too, had seen the ships, and, as in duty bound, he went to meet them, to demand from the captains the port taxes which were lawfully due to the king. But townsfolk and harbour-master alike had made a grievous mistake that summer day. For, as they soon discovered to their cost, and as the red sails might have forewarned them, the three ships were no peaceful merchantmen. No sooner had the vessels drawn up along the quay than a wild, strange-looking crew sprang to the shore, drew their swords, and speedily slew the harbour-master and his few unarmed followers. They then entered the town, plundering and burning the houses of all, both rich and poor. Leaving the little town in ruins, the strange crew, dragging their booty with them, marched down again to the quay. There they embarked, and without delay sailed away out to sea. Perhaps you have already guessed that the strange crew was a Viking band, that the three ships were Viking ships. So, indeed, they were, and this summer day in the year seven hundred and eighty-nine was the first time that the wild Northmen had been seen in England, or in any part of Europe where the 'White Christ' was worshipped...
A History Of The Vikings
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Author : Thomas Downing Kendrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
A History Of The Vikings written by Thomas Downing Kendrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Vikings categories.
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Viking History For Kids A History Series Children Explore History Book Edition
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Author : Baby Professor
language : en
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2017-02-15
Viking History For Kids A History Series Children Explore History Book Edition written by Baby Professor and has been published by Speedy Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-15 with Fiction categories.
It’s the period of the Vikings and wow, how interesting that time is! Here, your child will get to meet and greet some of the bravest men in history. Facts about how they lived and what their cultures and traditions are will be effectively tackled in this amazing book for children. Make sure you check out a copy today!
The Hammer And The Cross
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Author : Robert Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009-11-05
The Hammer And The Cross written by Robert Ferguson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-05 with History categories.
For those living outside Scandinavia, the Viking Age effectively began in 793 with an attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne. The attack on Lindisfarne was a characteristically violent harbinger of what was in store for Britain and much of Europe from the Vikings for the next 300 years, until the final destruction of the heathen temple to the Norse gods at Uppsala around 1090. Robert Ferguson is a sure guide across what he calls 'the treacherous marches which divide legend from fact in Viking Age history'. His long familiarity with the literary culture of Scandinavia - the eddas, the poetry of the skalds and the sagas - is combined with the latest archaeological discoveries and the evidence of picture-stones, runes, ships and objects scattered all over northern Europe, to make the most convincing modern portrait of the Viking Age in any language. The Hammer and the Cross ranges from Scandinavia itself to Kievan Rus and Byzantium in the east, to Iceland, Greenland and the north American settlements in the west. Beyond its geographical boundaries the book takes us on a journey to a misty region inhabited by Hallfred the Troublesome Poet, Harald Bluetooth, Ragnar Hairy-Breeches, Ivar the Boneless and Eyvind the Plagiarist, in which literature, history and myth dissolve into one another.
A History Of The Vikings
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Author : Gwyn Jones
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1968
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 1968 with History categories.
An illustrated study of the northern peoples and kingdoms of Ireland, Greenland, Britain, and Christian Europe and their culture, society and livelihood. Illustrations.
Vikings And The Vikings
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Author : Paul Hardwick
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-11-12
Vikings And The Vikings written by Paul Hardwick and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-12 with Performing Arts categories.
This essay collection is a wide-ranging exploration of Vikings, the television series that has successfully summoned the historical world of the Norse people for modern audiences to enjoy. From a range of critical viewpoints, these all fresh essays explore the ways in which past and present representations of the Vikings converge in the show's richly textured dramatization of the rise and fall of Ragnar Loobrok--and the exploits of his heirs--creating what many viewers label a "true" representation of the age. From the show's sources in both saga literature and Victorian revival, to its engagement with contemporary concerns regarding gender, race and identity, via setting, sex, society and more, this first book-length study of the History Channel series appeals to fans of the show, Viking enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in medievalist representation in the 21st century.
Vikings
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Author : Magnus Magnusson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Vikings written by Magnus Magnusson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Civilization, Viking categories.
First published in 1980 to accompany a major BBC Television series, this book explores the myth and the reality of Viking culture. The Vikings have a traditional image as fierce sea-warriors, but recent archaeological discoveries in Europe and America show them in a new light - as the greatest traders of their day and as explorers who extended the boundaries of what was to Europe the known world.
