The Vikings
"The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions. They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders -- a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their e…
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- Full title :The Vikings / Magnus Magnusson.
Summary
"The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions. They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders -- a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their exploration of the world has left an indelible impression a thousand years on. Book jacket."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Tempus
- Place of Publication:Stroud
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
Notes
Originally published: 2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:336 pages : : illustrations ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0752426990, 9780752426990
- oclc:ocm59288843
- LC Classification:DL65 .M34 2003
- Dewey Decimal:948.022
Table of Contents
1. The Hammer and the Raven -- 2. Bolt from the Blue -- 3. 'From the Fury of the Northmen ... ' -- 4. 'Halfdan was Here' -- 5. England at Bay -- 6. 'Bitter is the Wind ... ' -- 7. 'An Island called Thule' -- 8. The Ultimate Outpost -- 9. Empire of the North Sea -- 10. 'Here King Harold is Killed'.
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