Viking Ireland: Jens Worsaae's Accounts of His Visit to Ireland, 1846-47 by Jens Worsae (Paperback, 1995) for sale online

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This is a reproduction of the Irish section of th eDanish archaeologist Jen Worsaae's popular book An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland', which appeared in English translation in 1865. The Preface, Author's Preface and General Introduction to the original, together with translations of fascinating letters written from Ireland are included. In addition, the texts of two lectures delivered to the Irish Academy - one an account of the setting up of the Royal Museum of Northern Antiquities in Copenhagen, as a model for the collections of the Academy, the second a comparison of Scandianvian and Irish antiquities and old texts - are reproduced. A rare insight into the archaeology and historiography of Viking Ireland.