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Author Short, William Rhuel.

Title Icelanders in the Viking age : the people of the sagas / William R. Short.

Publication Info. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
©2010

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  949.1201 SHORT    Check Shelf
Description vii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Summary "This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include Icelandic religion, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and major milestones in life of Viking-age Icelanders. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The land -- The settlement -- Government and law -- Social structure and gender -- Feuds, honor, and the culture of combat -- Milestones in life -- Farm, food production, and home life -- Manufacture and trade -- Transportation and navigation -- Art and leisure -- Religion, myth, and cult -- Exploration and settlement to the West -- Iceland's heritage -- Glossary -- Appendix: Sagas for outlanders.
Subject Vikings -- Iceland -- History.
Vikings -- Iceland -- Social life and customs.
Vikings -- Material culture -- Iceland.
Iceland -- History -- To 1262.
Iceland -- Social life and customs.
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Vikings. (OCoLC)fst01166937
Vikings -- Material culture. (OCoLC)fst01166942
Vikings -- Social life and customs. (OCoLC)fst01166944
Iceland. (OCoLC)fst01210572
Saga.
Chronological Term To 1262
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780786447275 (softcover ; alk. paper)
0786447273 (softcover ; alk. paper)
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