Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division (1995), Edition: 2nd ed., 240 pages
Description
Through translations of their surviving writings, the Vikings speak directly to the modern reader in this book, revealing much of their everyday feelings and concerns. The Vikings are shown as they saw themselves, portrayed in their own writings or in the reports of people who knew them closely. This book comprises of a series of translations from primary sources: runic inscriptions left behind by the Vikings, poems of their official skalds (literary works that entertained them), the few prose historical accounts that derive direct from the Vikings, and eyewitness reports of how the northern peoples lived.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
240 p.; 6.71 inches
ISBN
0802071651 / 9780802071651
Local notes
DKR