| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 504 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: 1968. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-444) and index. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
I. The northern peoples to A.D. 700. From the beginnings to the age of migrations ; The legendary history of the Swedes and the Danes -- II. The Viking kingdoms to the close of the tenth century. The Scandinavian community, I: diversity and unity ; The historical traditions of Norway to 950 ; Denmark to the death of Gorm the Old ; Denmark and Norway from the accession of Harald Bluetooth to the death of Olaf Tryggvason (c.950-1000) -- III. The Viking movement overseas. The Scandinavian community, II: aspects of society ; Causes of the Viking movement overseas ; The movement south and south-west to 954 : the British Isles, the Frankish Empire, the Mediterranean ; The movement east : the Baltic lands, Russia, Byzantium ; The movement west : Iceland, Greenland, America -- IV. The Viking age ends. The Scandinavian community, III: culture and image ; Svein Forkbeard, Saint Olaf, Knut the Great ; The Viking kingdoms to the death of Harald Hardradi, 1066 -- Appendices: Runes ; The Danelaw ; A Rus ship-burial on the Volga. |
| Local Note |
Gift of Peter Carley. |
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Gift of Peter Carley. |
| Subject |
Vikings.
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Scandinavia -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
019285139X paperback $9.90 |
|
9780192851390 paperback |
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0192158821 |
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9780192158826 |
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