The Viking diaspora
"The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East, in the period known as the Viking Age as a form of 'diaspora'. It concentrates on the connectedness between migrants and both their homelands and regions within the diaspora, particularly through language, naming customs and in traditional stories and poems. Rather than the movements of armies, it co…
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- Full title :The Viking diaspora / Judith Jesch.
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"The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East, in the period known as the Viking Age as a form of 'diaspora'. It concentrates on the connectedness between migrants and both their homelands and regions within the diaspora, particularly through language, naming customs and in traditional stories and poems. Rather than the movements of armies, it considers the movements of people, and on the linguistic and cultural effects of those population movements. Providing a broad survey of the Viking Age and its aftermath, the book draws evidence from a wide range of sources that will interest students and academics"--
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- Publication Date:©2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781317482536, 1317482530, 9781315708331, 1315708337, 9781317482543, 1317482549, 9781317482529, 1317482522
- oclc:ocn910847693
- LC Classification:DL65
- Dewey Decimal:948/.022
Table of Contents
Vikings and their ages : definitions and evidence -- The Viking world : geography and environment -- The Viking diaspora -- Gender and family -- Cults, beliefs and myths -- Networks and identities.
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