Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists, and pioneer explorers? This book, by leading international scholars, considers the latest research and presents a compelling picture of the Vikings and their age.
Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists, and pioneer explorers? This book, by leading international scholars, considers the latest research and presents a compelling picture of the Vikings and their age.
Peter Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Leeds.
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List of Colour Plates List of Maps Notes on Contributors 1: Peter Sawyer: The Age of the Vikings and Before 2: Janet L. Nelson: The Frankish Empire 3: Simon Keynes: The Vikings in England, ic./i790-1016 4: Donnchadh à Corráin: Ireland, Wales, Man, and the Hebrides 5: Sveinbjörn Rafnsson: The Atlantic Islands 6: Thomas S. Noonan: Scandinavians in European Russia 7: Niels Lund: The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age 8: Jan Bill: Ships and Seamanship 9: Preben Meulengracht Sÿrensen: Religions Old and New 10: Lars Lönnroth: The Vikings in History and Legend 11: Peter Sawyer: The Viking Legacy Further Reading Chronology Index
List of Colour Plates List of Maps Notes on Contributors 1: Peter Sawyer: The Age of the Vikings and Before 2: Janet L. Nelson: The Frankish Empire 3: Simon Keynes: The Vikings in England, ic./i790-1016 4: Donnchadh à Corráin: Ireland, Wales, Man, and the Hebrides 5: Sveinbjörn Rafnsson: The Atlantic Islands 6: Thomas S. Noonan: Scandinavians in European Russia 7: Niels Lund: The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age 8: Jan Bill: Ships and Seamanship 9: Preben Meulengracht Sÿrensen: Religions Old and New 10: Lars Lönnroth: The Vikings in History and Legend 11: Peter Sawyer: The Viking Legacy Further Reading Chronology Index
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