Eric Christiansen

Norsemen in the Viking Age (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived. * Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. * Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. * Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470692769
• Artikelnr.: 38202092

Autorenporträt

Eric Christiansen was born in 1937 and educated in England. He is a Fellow Emeritus of New College, Oxford. His publications include The Origins of Military Power in Spain (1967), The Northern Crusades (Second Edition, 1996) and translations of Saxo Grammaticus books X-XVI (1980-81), Sven Aggesen (1992) and Dudo of St Quentin (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps.
Introduction:.
Vikings.
Their Age.
The Aim.
1. Individuals.
2. Families.
3. Communities.
4. Districts and Territories.
5. Peoples.
6. Politics.
7. War.
8. Work.
9. Migration.
10 Past.
11. Present.
12. Future.
Appendices:.
A: Modern Research.
B: Dynastic Identities.
C: Dates.
References.

Rezensionen

"This is an interesting, often informative and provocative book."The Medieval Review

"[A] thought-provoking survey of, and engagement with, the wholegamut of Viking-age activities and resulting scholarship." SagaBook

"This book is an absolute delight, a quirky, hard-hittingpotpourri to be dipped into and savoured by anyone even remotelyinterested in the period ... Altogether this is a lively,provocative and stimulating book, strongly recommended to anyonewith interest in early medieval Europe or indeed any reader seekingentertainment." History July 2007