The Norsemen in the Viking Age
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:14th Jun '06
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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. <
"This is an interesting, often informative and provocative book." (The Medieval Review)
"[A] thought-provoking survey of, and engagement with, the whole gamut of Viking-age activities and resulting scholarship." (Saga Book)
"This book is an absolute delight, a quirky, hard-hitting potpourri to be dipped into and savoured by anyone even remotely interested in the period ... Altogether this is a lively, provocative and stimulating book, strongly recommended to anyone with interest in early medieval Europe or indeed any reader seeking entertainment." (History July 2007)
ISBN: 9781405149648
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
Weight: 572g
400 pages