| Description |
xiv, 273, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-248) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Britannia Deserta : the Dark Ages -- 1. Songs of Valkyries : myths and legends of Scandinavia -- 2. Fury of the Northmen : from the first raids to Harald Bluetooth -- 3. Great heathen hosts : highlands, islands, Ireland and England -- 4. Brother shall fight brother : Harald Fairhair and sons -- 5. The road east : Vikings, Russians and Varangians -- 6. Advent of the white Christ : from Harald Greycloak to Olaf Crowbone -- 7. Beyond the edge of the world : Iceland, Greenland and Vinland -- 8. London Bridge is falling down : from Svein Forkbeard to Olaf the Stout -- 9. The thunderbolt of the North : the life and legends of Harald the Ruthless -- 10. Children of Thor : one thousand years later -- App. Rulers during the Viking age. |
| Subject |
Vikings.
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Vikings. (OCoLC)fst01166937
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Clements, Jonathan. Brief history of the Vikings. New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005 (OCoLC)734091479 |
| ISBN |
0786715995 (pbk.) |
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9780786715992 (pbk.) |
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