A History of the Vikings Gwyn Jones (Author)
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"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 Hardrádi 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.
- Rank: #62619 in Books
- Published on: 2001-07-19
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.80" h x
1.22" w x
5.16" l,
.86 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 552 pages
Description #1 by eBay - rockymtntext:
"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 Hardradi 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
Description #2 by Biblio.com:
New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 978-0-19-215882-6 . First published in 1968 it became the established authoritative but 'compulsively' readable classic. An exciting adventure story tracing the development of the northern peoples and kingdoms from pre-history to the the defeat and death of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066 paraphrased from the flap. Revisions to include 'most recent' research. Includes - 30 platees 58 figures and 15 maps a select bibliography and extensive index. Civilization Civilization Medieval Europe - Scandinavia History Scandinavia Unassigned Title Vikings The history of the Viking peoples and kingdoms from their half-glimpsed origins and legendary prehistory to the triumphs of Canute is as exciting a story as has ever been told. ; 2 x 7.5 x 5.1 Inches; 504 pp pages .
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A History of the Vikings
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