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Author Downham, Clare.

Title Viking kings of Britain and Ireland : the dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014 / Clare Downham.

Publication Info. Edinburgh : Dunedin, 2008.

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Edition Pbk. ed., with corrections.
Description 1 online resource (xx, 340 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-324) and index.
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Contents Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Prefatory note: Ethnicity and Viking-Age Politics; 1 Ívarr and his Dynasty; 2 Ireland; 3 England: from the Conquest of York to the Battle of Brunanburh, 866-937; 4 England: from the Battle of Brunanburh to the Danish Conquest, 937-1013; 5 North Britain; 6 The Kingdom of the Isles; 7 Wales; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: Prosopography of Viking-leaders named in Irish Chronicles to A.D. 1014; Bibliography; Index; Copyright; Back Cover.
Summary By the mid-ninth century vikings had established a number of settlements in Ireland and Britain and had become heavily involved with local politics. This book provides a political analysis of the deeds of Ívarr's family from their first appearance in Insular records down to the year 1014.
Subject Vikings -- Great Britain.
Vikings -- Ireland.
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers.
Ireland -- History -- To 1172.
Ireland -- Kings and rulers.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
Vikings. (OCoLC)fst01166937
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
Chronological Term To 1172
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Downham, Clare. Viking kings of Britain and Ireland. Pbk. ed., with corrections. Edinburgh : Dunedin, 2009 9781906716066 (OCoLC)693782617
ISBN 9781906716752 (electronic bk.)
1906716757 (electronic bk.)
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