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The Vikings On Film
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Author : Kevin J. Harty
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
The Vikings On Film written by Kevin J. Harty and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Performing Arts categories.
Factual and fanciful tales of the Nordic warriors known as Vikings have proven irresistible to filmmakers for nearly a century. Diverse, prominent actors from Kirk Douglas, Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier to Tim Robbins and John Cleese, and noted directors, including Richard Fleischer, Clive Donner and Terry Jones, have all lent their talents to Viking–related films. These fourteen essays on films dealing with the Viking era discuss American, British and European productions. Analyzed in detail are such films as The Vikings (1958), The Long Ships (1964), Alfred the Great (1969), Erik the Viking (1989) and Outlander (2008), as well as two comic-strip adaptations, the 1954 and 1989 films of Prince Valiant and the animated Astérix and the Vikings (2006). A comprehensive filmography is also included.
The Vikings
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Author : Elizabeth Janeway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
The Vikings written by Elizabeth Janeway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with categories.
Asterix And The Vikings
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Author : René Goscinny
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-10-02
Asterix And The Vikings written by René Goscinny and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When the Vikings kidnap Justforkix, the timid but very trendy son of one of Chief Vitalstatistix' closest and most powerful friends, believing he has the key to the secret of the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix are sent on one of their most dangerous missions. For they must voyage north to the Vikings' home territory and rescue Justforkix, before the Vikings find out he is not who they think he is, and make him pay the price. Meanwhile, the fact that the Vikings' chief's daughter, Abba, has fallen for Justforkix only makes matters more complicated...
Odin S Wolves
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Author : Giles Kristian
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2012-10-30
Odin S Wolves written by Giles Kristian and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-30 with Fiction categories.
Packed with battles, blood and thrilling adventure, the third blood-stirring chapter in the story of Raven and his fellow Viking warriors is historical fiction at its very best. We lusted for an even greater prize... It is the one prize that can never be lost or stolen or burnt. And we would find it in Miklagard... Raven and the Wolfpack have suffered. Good men have died and the treasures they fought so hard for have been lost. But to such men as these there is something more valuable than silver. That thing is fame -- for fame is the saga-story that a Viking warrior leaves behind when he dies. Now the sea road leads to Constantinople, which Norsemen call Miklagard, the Great City, for it is there that they might find both riches and glory. But the Great City is far away and the voyage there takes the Fellowship in to unknown waters where they face new enemies. From the wind-whipped marshes of the Carmargue to the crumbling walls and arenas of a decaying Rome, Raven must fight harder for his life than ever before. He must prove himself to others -- and he must watch his back too, for an old enemy is sharpening his treacherous claws. The young warrior with the blood-tainted eye will even challenge the Norns of fate who, it is said, have spun his doom. But the Valkyries are stalking, eager for new heroes to take to Ódin's hall. The clash of sword and axe and spear will ring out in Miklagard and the Fellowship will pay a high price in blood for the fame they seek.
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.
Erik The Viking
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Author : Terry Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Erik The Viking written by Terry Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Erik the Viking categories.
"Erik the Viking is the story of a warrior who thought there must be more to life than rape and pillage. Erik's doubts about his own lifestyle begin when he inadvertently falls in love with a beautiful girl he has just killed. (Not that he meant to kill her, but this being the legendary Age of Ragnarok, killing people is rather in fashion and mishaps are bound to occur.) This is the age when Fenrir the Wolf has swallowed the Sun and the Great Winter has settled over the world. In order to save the world, Erik and his companions, including Thorfinn Skull-Splitter, Sven the Berserk and Harald the Missionary set out in search of the land of Hy-Brasil and the Horn Resounding which will take them to Asgaard, the fabled City of the Gods." --
Vikings And The Vikings
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Author : Paul Hardwick
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-10-31
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 2019-10-31 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.
The Viking
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Author : Edison Marshall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
The Viking written by Edison Marshall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Popular literature categories.
Laughing Shall I Die
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Author : Tom Shippey
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Laughing Shall I Die written by Tom Shippey and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with History categories.
Laughing Shall I Die explores the Viking fascination with scenes of heroic death. The literature of the Vikings is dominated by famous last stands, famous last words, death songs, and defiant gestures, all presented with grim humor. Much of this mindset is markedly alien to modern sentiment, and academics have accordingly shunned it. And yet, it is this same worldview that has always powered the popular public image of the Vikings—with their berserkers, valkyries, and cults of Valhalla and Ragnarok—and has also been surprisingly corroborated by archaeological discoveries such as the Ridgeway massacre site in Dorset. Was it this mindset that powered the sudden eruption of the Vikings onto the European scene? Was it a belief in heroic death that made them so lastingly successful against so many bellicose opponents? Weighing the evidence of sagas and poems against the accounts of the Vikings’ victims, Tom Shippey considers these questions as he plumbs the complexities of Viking psychology. Along the way, he recounts many of the great bravura scenes of Old Norse literature, including the Fall of the House of the Skjoldungs, the clash between the two great longships Ironbeard and Long Serpent, and the death of Thormod the skald. One of the most exciting books on Vikings for a generation, Laughing Shall I Die presents Vikings for what they were: not peaceful explorers and traders, but warriors, marauders, and storytellers.
Vikings
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Author : Tristan Mueller-Vollmer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2022-03-29
Vikings written by Tristan Mueller-Vollmer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-29 with History categories.
For three centuries, the Vikings changed the political world of northern and western Europe. This encyclopedia explores exactly how they did it in a highly readable and informative resource volume. How did the Vikings know when to strike? What were their military strengths? Who were their leaders? What was the impact of their raids? These and many more questions are answered in this volume, which will benefit students and general readers alike. The only encyclopedia devoted specifically to the topic of conflict, invasions, and raids in the Viking Age, this book presents detailed coverage of the Vikings, who are infamous for their violent marauding across Europe during the early Middle Ages. Featuring extracts of poetry and prose from the Viking Age, the book provides cultural context in addition to an in-depth analysis of Viking military practices.