The Vikings

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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.

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Title Statements

Full title :The Vikings / Else Roesdahl ; translated by Susan M. Margeson and Kirsten Williams.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1998.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998.

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0140252827, 9780140252828
oclc:ocm40695691
LC Classification:DL65
Dewey Decimal:948/.022

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. The World of the Vikings.

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15.35 medieval and post-medieval archae… History Normands Northmen Scandinavia Scandinavia -- History Scandinavie -- Histoire Vikingen Vikings Wikinger