Vikings Revised Edition

Name: Vikings Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9780140252828

ISBN-10: 0140252827

ISBN-13: 9780140252828

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Else Roesdahl, Susan M. Margeson, Kirsten Williams

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Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, as Roesdahl reveals.

Book details

List price: $18.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



List of Figures and Maps


List of Plates


Picture Credits


Acknowledgements


Preface


Maps


Introduction


The Allure of the Vikings


The Viking Age and its Sources


The Study of the Viking Age


Scandinavia


Geography, Nature and Culture


The People


Language, Writing and Personal Names


Society


Kings and Kingdoms


Travel, Transport and Ships


Livelihood and Settlement


Exchange, Silver and Merchandise


Trade and Towns


Fortifications, Weapons and Warfare


The Old and the New Religion


Art and Poetry


The Expansion


Background and Beginnings


The Mainland of Western Europe


Scotland and the Isle of Man


Ireland


England


Iceland, the Faroes, Greenland and America


The Baltic Region, Russia, Byzantium and the Caliphate


Conclusion


The World of the Vikings


Notes on the Translation


Bibliography


Indexes