The Norsemen in the Viking Age

Eric Christiansen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2006
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
9781405149648 (ISBN)

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* Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. * Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. * Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence. .

This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived.

Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories.
Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples.
Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.

Eric Christiansen was born in 1937 and educated in England. He is a Fellow Emeritus of New College, Oxford. His publications include The Origins of Military Power in Spain (1967), The Northern Crusades (Second Edition, 1996) and translations of Saxo Grammaticus books X-XVI (1980-81), Sven Aggesen (1992) and Dudo of St Quentin (1998).

List of Maps. Introduction:.

Vikings.

Their Age.

The Aim.

1. Individuals.

2. Families.

3. Communities.

4. Districts and Territories.

5. Peoples.

6. Politics.

7. War.

8. Work.

9. Migration.

10 Past.

11. Present.

12. Future.

Appendices:.

A: Modern Research.

B: Dynastic Identities.

C: Dates.

References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.6.2006
Reihe/Serie	The Peoples of Europe
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	572 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-13	9781405149648 / 9781405149648
Zustand	Neuware