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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings
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Oxford Illustrated History
By
Peter Sawyer (Edited by)
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Free Shipping Worldwide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 344 pages | | Other Information: | 24 pp colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 18 January 2001 |
Were the Vikings, as contemporary 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 'ware-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, by leading international scholars, considers the latest research and presents a compelling picture of the Vikings and their age. Excavations as far apart as Dublin and Newfoundland, York and Kiev, provide fascinating archaeological evidence, expertly interpreted in this extensively illustrated book. |
Table of ContentsList of Colour Plates; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1. The Age of the Vikings and Before; 2. The Frankish Empire; 3. The Vikings in England, ic./i790-1016; 4. Ireland, Wales, Man, and the Hebrides; 5. The Atlantic Islands; 6. Scandinavians in European Russia; 7. The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age; 8. Ships and Seamanship; 9. Religions Old and New; 10. The Vikings in History and Legend; 11. The Viking Legacy; Further Reading; Chronology; Index About the Author
Peter Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Leeds.
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"the truest picture yet of the Vikings and their age."--Publishing News
| Publisher: | Oxford Paperbacks | | ISBN: | 0192854348 |
| EAN: | 9780192854346 | | Dimensions: | 24.0 x 18.0 x 1.0 centimeters (0.78 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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