A Brief History of the Vikings

Name: A Brief History of the Vikings
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ISBN: 9781845290764

ISBN-10: 1845290763

ISBN-13: 9781845290764

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jonathan Clements

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This concise study puts medieval chronicles, Norse sagas and Muslim accounts alongside more recent research into ritual magic, genetic profiling and climatology. It includes biographical sketches of some of the most famous Vikings, from Erik Bloodaxe to Saint Olaf, and King Canute to Leif the Lucky.

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List price: $15.86
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Publication date: 9/15/2005
Pages: 320
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.55" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.462



Introduction : Britannia Deserta : the Dark Ages



Songs of Valkyries : myths and legends of Scandinavia



Fury of the Northmen : from the first raids to Harald Bluetooth



Great heathen hosts : highlands, islands, Ireland and England



Brother shall fight brother : Harald Fairhair and sons



The road east : Vikings, Russians and Varangians



Advent of the white Christ : from Harald Greycloak to Olaf Crowbone



Beyond the edge of the world : Iceland, Greenland and Vinland



London Bridge is falling down : from Svein Forkbeard to Olaf the Stout



The thunderbolt of the North : the life and legends of Harald the Ruthless



Children of Thor : one thousand years later



Rulers during the Viking age