The Vikings: Revised Edition

by Else Roesdahl

Other authorsKirsten Williams (Translator), Susan M. Margeson (Translator)
Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

948.022

Tags

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Penguin Books (1999), Edition: 2 Sub, 368 pages

Description

Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewellery, kingship, poetry and family life. The result is a rich and compelling picture of an extraordinary civilisation.

Subjects

Northmen
Scandinavia History
Vikings

Language

English

Original language

Danish

Physical description

368 p.; 5.2 inches

ISBN

0140252827 / 9780140252828

Local notes

DKR

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