The Vikings
The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both mythologically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great people presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a nation who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions.
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- Full title :The Vikings / Magnus Magnusson.
Summary
The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both mythologically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great people presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a nation who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions.
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- Publication Date:2003.
- Edition:[3rd ed.]
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):History
- Place of Publication:Stroud
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
Notes
Originally published: 1980.
The Physical Object
- Description:320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : color illustrations ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0752426990, 9780752426990
- oclc:ocn930913858
- Dewey Decimal:948.02
Table of Contents
The hammer and the raven -- Bolt from the blue -- 'From the fury of the Northmen" -- 'Hálfdan was here' -- England at bay -- 'Bitter is the wind' -- An island called Thule' -- The ultimate outpost -- Empire of the North Sea -- 'Here King Harold is killed'
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