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Life of the Ancient Vikings
Known for their courage on the battlefield and as masters of the sea, the Vikings spread out from their native Scandinavia to Greenland, North Africa, parts of Central Asia, and even Canada. Despite the fact that their heyday was short-lived, the Vikings left behind fragments of a culture that still fascinate children and adults alike. This exciting new book shows children what Viking life was really like. Topics include - the raiding season: individual and community preparation, targets of raids - ship building, navigation, and life at sea daily life in the long house and the care of homesteads while the men were away - seasonal festivals and their feasts - rule by local chieftains - pagan myths and legends, such as the - Valkyries, and the arrival of Christianity Teacher's guide available.
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Exploring the Vikings
New in paperback, Remains to be Seen is a fascinating series which looks at the past through the archeological evidence that remains today. Exploring the Vikings looks at who the Vikings were, at their world and how they spent their time, as well as their travels, their voyages of discovery and their rituals and religion. There are fact boxes which highlight key facts and the text is supported by a wonderful array of photographs and maps. Exploring the Vikings also features a time-line, a glossary and a full index.
Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age
Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction: Rocks and Rhymes ' -- The Karlevi stone -- Runic inscriptions, skaldic verse and the late Viking Age -- Literacy and orality -- The runic corpus -- The skaldic corpus -- Verse in prose contexts -- Reconstructing viking verse -- The manuscript transmission -- Viking verse as a historical source -- Semantic study of skaldic verse and runic inscriptions -- Skaldic vocabulary in context -- Runes and semantics -- Comparative angles -- Sources and conventions -- Ships and men in the late Viking Age -- 2 Viking Activities -- Vikings -- vikingr -- viking -- Death and war -- 'He died' -- Battles and raids -- The fall of warriors -- Trade -- Pilgrimage ...
Nordic Religions in the Viking Age
Thomas DuBois unravels for the first time the history of the Nordic religions in the Viking Age. "A seminal study of Nordic religions that future scholars will not be able to avoid."—Church History
A Brief History of the Vikings
'From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.' Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade, raid and invade along the coasts of Europe. Their influence and expeditions extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their battles were as far-flung as Africa and the Arctic. But were they great seafarers or desperate outcasts, noble heathens or oafish pirates, the last pagans or the first of the modern Europeans? This concise study puts medieval chronicles, Norse sagas and Muslim accounts alongside more recent research into ritual magic, genetic profiling and climatology. It includes biographical sketches of some of the most famous Viking...
The Viking's Dirham: Trade and Politics in the Early Medieval World
The Viking Age was a period of great change and upheaval in Europe. The Vikings, a seafaring people from Scandinavia, raided and traded throughout the continent, leaving a lasting impact on the history of many countries. One of the most important objects that the Vikings brought with them was the dirham, a silver coin that was widely used in the Islamic world. The dirham was first introduced to the Vikings through their trading contacts with the Abbasid Caliphate. The Caliphate was a powerful Islamic empire that stretched from Spain to India. The dirham was the official currency of the Caliphate, and it was widely used in trade throughout the Islamic world. The Vikings quickly recognized the...
The Vikings
Known for hit-and-run raids that struck terror into the hearts of villagers across Europe during the Middle Ages, the Vikings were independent farmers but also daring explorers, sailing far from Scandinavia in search of new land to conquer and farm. Author Don Nardo unpacks the many myths surrounding the Vikings with this comprehensive account of the their culture and impact upon the course of history. Chapters approach the subject with accessible language, maps, and timelines to broaden student understanding and facilitate research. Topics discussed in this edition include: the origin of the Vikings, conquests and expansions, the nature of Viking communities, Norse mythology, explorations of the West, and the end of the Viking age.
Myths and Legends of the Vikings
Illustrated with a selection of beautiful arefacts and relics from the Viking age, Myths and Legends of the Vikings recounts a number of the most compelling Norse legends and provides a fascinating introduction to Viking mythology.
Viking Explorers
An illustrated survey of the early history of the Vikings, focusing on sea exploration, ships, navigation methods, and trade routes.
