Jones Gwyn (Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature University College Cardiff)
Jones Gwyn (Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature University College Cardiff) - A History Of The Vikings - Paperback
Jones Gwyn (Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature University College Cardiff) - A History Of The Vikings - Paperback
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Description: An utterly splendid book quite the most brilliantly written balanced and explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language. Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms Denmark Sweden and Norway their civilization and culture and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A highly readable narrative follows the development of these Northern peoples - the Nordmenn - from their origins and the legendary pre - history to the military triumphs of Canute and the defeat of Harald Hardr di at Stamford Bridge in 1066, which symbolically ended the Viking age. The book recounts the Vikings exploits in war trade and colonization: the assault on Western Christendom; the trading and military ventures to the Slav and Muslim worlds and to Byzantium; and the western voyages of discovery and settlement to Greenland Iceland and America. Numerous photographs maps and drawings contribute to Gwyn Jones's rounded portrait of Viking civilization and vividly evoke the importance in their culture of religion art and seafaring.
Title: A History Of The Vikings
Author(s): Jones Gwyn (Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature University College Cardiff)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192801340
Pages: 528 Pages, Numerous Halftones, Line Drawings And Maps
Publication Date: 7/19/2001
Category: Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500
Description: An utterly splendid book quite the most brilliantly written balanced and explanative general work on the Vikings ever to appear in English or in any language. Scandinavian Studies The subject of this book is the Viking realms Denmark Sweden and Norway their civilization and culture and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A highly readable narrative follows the development of these Northern peoples - the Nordmenn - from their origins and the legendary pre - history to the military triumphs of Canute and the defeat of Harald Hardr di at Stamford Bridge in 1066, which symbolically ended the Viking age. The book recounts the Vikings exploits in war trade and colonization: the assault on Western Christendom; the trading and military ventures to the Slav and Muslim worlds and to Byzantium; and the western voyages of discovery and settlement to Greenland Iceland and America. Numerous photographs maps and drawings contribute to Gwyn Jones's rounded portrait of Viking civilization and vividly evoke the importance in their culture of religion art and seafaring.
Title: A History Of The Vikings
Author(s): Jones Gwyn (Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature Emeritus Professor Of English Language And Literature University College Cardiff)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192801340
Pages: 528 Pages, Numerous Halftones, Line Drawings And Maps
Publication Date: 7/19/2001
Category: Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500
