Thoroughly updated and with a new foreword 'The Viking Age is shot through with the spirit of adventure. For 300 years, from just before AD800 until well into the eleventh century, the Vikings affected almost every region accessible to their ships, and left traces that are still part of life today' Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewellery, kingship, poetry and family life. The result is a rich and compelling picture of an extraordinary civilisation.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-10
0141984767
ISBN-13
9780141984766
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223588877
Product Key Features
Author
Kirsten Williams, Else Roesdahl, Susan M. Margeson
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Dimensions
Weight
293g
Height
198mm
Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
23mm
Author Biography
Else Roesdahl is Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Arhus, Denmark and special Professor in Viking Studues at the University of Nottingham. In 1988 she was awarded the Soren Gyldendal Prize for the Danish edition of THE VIKINGS.