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From shortly before AD 800 until the Norman conquest, England was subject to raids from seafaring peoples from Scandinavia - the Vikings. They were not only raiders but also traders and settlers. During this period the English state was unified under a single ruler for the first…
Scandinavian culture in medieval Poland
by Polska Akademia Nauk., Ośrodek Badań nad Kulturą Późnego Antyku i Wczesnego Średniowiecza, Scandinavian Culture in Poland in the Middle Ages (Conference), Wrocław, Poland), Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii (Polska Akademia Nauk)., Oddział we Wrocławiu
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Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period. This book aims to offer an alternative a…
"This book reveals another very different side of Viking society. It claims that the Viking legacy was not simply one of 'rape and pillage', but included law and order, agriculture and trade, as well as language and heroic literature. It also provides evidence that the influence…
Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period. This book aims to offer an alternative a…
