Treasures of the Vikings
Amber Books (Verlag)
978-1-83886-662-4 (ISBN)
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Treasures of the Vikings explores the material culture of the Viking Age, and the raiders and traders who plundered and purchased across Europe and Central Asia.
From battles in Estonia in the mid 8th-century and the apocalyptic Viking attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne on the remote northeast coast of Anglo-Saxon England in 793, until the demise of Scandinavian control of Shetland in 1472, Viking groups played a central role in history, as pirates, traders and mercenaries, leaving a trail of destruction, settlements and treasure from Newfoundland to the shores of the Black Sea.
In between, Vikings traded along the great rivers of Russia and Ukraine, conquered in Britain and France, settled in Iceland and Greenland, and enriched Scandinavia with loot.
Marvel at a Frankish Ulfberht high-carbon steel sword, prized by Viking warriors for its strength and lightness, and see the remarkable walrus ivory and whale tooth Lewis Chess Pieces, found on the eponymous Scottish isle in the 19th century.
Packed with photographs of fascinating objects and sites, Treasures of the Vikings is ideal for any enthusiast for all things Viking.
Dr Tom Horne read history at Balliol College, Oxford, and achieved an MLitt. and Ph.D. at Glasgow, where he studied early medieval archaeology and Viking-Age trade. An experienced field archaeologist, Tom has worked on Viking-Age sites from Shetland to Ukraine. He has also written extensively about the Vikings, including for his monograph, A Viking Market Kingdom (Routledge) and The Viking Age in Scotland, (EUP) a book he also co-edited.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1) Children & Gaming Growing Up a Viking Growing Up Fast: Balnakiel & Gokstad (Not) Putting Away Childish Things: Adult Gamers Music Gaming boards & Gaming Pieces
Chapter 2) On the Farm: Production & Consumption Introduction - ‘Beating Swords into Ploughshares’ Animal Farm / Horses for Courses Food & Drink Drinking horns, metal attachments (Links of Pierowall, Westray, gilded bronze Viking Diet Weaving & Sewing Craftworkers: Metal, Leather, Antler/bone (combs) & Amber- working Antler/Bone-working Amber-working Whetstones
Chapter 3) Houses, Halls & Huts A Place in the Countryside Farms: The Longhouse Monumental Halls L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland New Towns Townhouses Dublin
Chapter 4) Clothing & Adornment Clothing & Weaving Imported: Silk Haircare Art & Adornment Animal Art The Art of Runes Adornment: Necklaces & Pendants Coin Pendants & Necklaces Buckles, Buttons, Belt- and Strap- Ends Adornment: Gold Adornment: Non-Precious Metal Arm- and Finger-Rings Adornment: Brooches Adornment: Brooches, Thistle/Ball Penannular Adornment: Brooches, Oval Looted/Imported Adornments
Chapter 5) Weapons & War Targets Arms & Armour Swords & Seaxes Ulfberht / Carolingian sword blades, Viking hilts Helmets & Shields Axes Chainmail Bows & Arrows Warrior Art & Runic Inscriptions Weapon Pendants War Camps Late Viking Age: Danish ring-forts (Trelleborg, Fyrkat) Ships & Sailing Pre-Viking Age: Nydam boat(s), drawing (RH07:50 = NMD) (VLL14:206) Beginning of the Viking Age: The First Sails Ship Drawings / Graffiti
Chapter 6) Trading & Raiding - Merchants, Money & Loot Trade… …and Raid Slave Trade Danegeld Bullion Economies (Currency) Rings Coins Dirhams & Counterfeiting Bullion Test Marks Hacksilver & Bullion Silver Ingots & Ingot Moulds Gold Bullion Economies: Balance Scales & (Looted) Weights Lead-inset Bullion Weights Scandinavian-Islamic ‘Standardised Weights’ Loot & Looting
Chapter 7) Faith & Death Norse Paganism: Thor, Frey, Odin, Valhalla, Ragnarok Norse Paganism Valkyries / Female Warriors Völva - Sourceresses Wands Freya Grave Mounds & Cemeteries Slave Sacrifices Warrior Graves Ship/Boat Burials Female burials Between Two Faiths (Not Binary: Syncretic Pagan Christianity) Mysteries, Magic & The Coming of the Christian Middle Ages Christian Vikings Christian Stones Christian Books Christian Stones: Hogbacks Churches & Christian Burials
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Amazing Places [Portrait format] |
| Zusatzinfo | Index; Maps; Halftones, color |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 233 x 303 mm |
| Gewicht | 1350 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83886-662-0 / 1838866620 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83886-662-4 / 9781838866624 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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