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A History of the Vikings

Gwyn Jones

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Description:"An utterly splendid book, quite the most brilliantly written, balanced, & explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language."--Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms: Denmark, Sweden & Norway, their civilization & culture, & their manysided achievements at home & abroad. A readable narrative follows the development of these Northern peoples, the Nordmenn, from their origins & the legendary prehistory to the military triumphs of Canute & the defeat of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066, which symbolically ended the Viking age. The book recounts the Vikings' exploits in war, trade & colonization--the assault on Western Christendom; the trading & military ventures to the Slav & Muslim worlds & to Byzantium; & the western voyages of discovery & settlement to Greenland, Iceland & America. Numerous photographs, maps & drawings contribute to Jones' rounded portrait of Viking civilization & evoke the importance in their culture of religion, art & seafaring.List of IllustrationsNote Prefatory to the Revised Edition, 1984AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe northern peoples to AD 700The viking kindoms to the close of the tenth centuryThe viking movement overseasThe viking age endsAppendicesSupplementary Booklist, 1984Select BibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of the Vikings. To get started finding A History of the Vikings, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "An utterly splendid book, quite the most brilliantly written, balanced, & explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language."--Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms: Denmark, Sweden & Norway, their civilization & culture, & their manysided achievements at home & abroad. A readable narrative follows the development of these Northern peoples, the Nordmenn, from their origins & the legendary prehistory to the military triumphs of Canute & the defeat of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066, which symbolically ended the Viking age. The book recounts the Vikings' exploits in war, trade & colonization--the assault on Western Christendom; the trading & military ventures to the Slav & Muslim worlds & to Byzantium; & the western voyages of discovery & settlement to Greenland, Iceland & America. Numerous photographs, maps & drawings contribute to Jones' rounded portrait of Viking civilization & evoke the importance in their culture of religion, art & seafaring.List of IllustrationsNote Prefatory to the Revised Edition, 1984AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe northern peoples to AD 700The viking kindoms to the close of the tenth centuryThe viking movement overseasThe viking age endsAppendicesSupplementary Booklist, 1984Select BibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of the Vikings. To get started finding A History of the Vikings, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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