Research Catalog
The Vikings
- Title
- The Vikings / Else Roesdahl ; translated by Susan M. Margeson and Kirsten Williams.
- Author
- Roesdahl, Else.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DL65 .R6413 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 20 cm
- Summary
- Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, as Roesdahl reveals.
- Uniform Title
- Vikingernes verden. English
- Alternative Title
- Vikingernes verden.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-316) and indexes.
- Contents
- The Allure of the Vikings -- The Viking Age and its Sources. The Study of the Viking Age -- Scandinavia. Geography, Nature and Culture. The People. Language, Writing and Personal Names. Society. Kings and Kingdoms. Travel, Transport and Ships. Livelihood and Settlement. Exchange, Silver and Merchandise. Trade and Towns. Fortifications, Weapons and Warfare. The Old and the New Religion. Art and Poetry -- The Expansion. Background and Beginnings. The Mainland of Western Europe. Scotland and the Isle of Man. Ireland. England. Iceland, the Faroes, Greenland and America. The Baltic Region, Russia, Byzantium and the Caliphate. The World of the Vikings.
- ISBN
- 0140252827
- 9780140252828
- LCCN
- 99178674
- OCLC
- ocm40695691
- 40695691
- SCSB-1136120
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library