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Viking pirates and Christian princes : dynasty, religion, and empire in the North Atlantic / Benjamin Hudson.
Van Pelt Library DA995.D75 H84 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hudson, Benjamin T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vikings--Ireland--Dublin.
- Vikings.
- History.
- Church history.
- North Atlantic Region--Church history.
- North Atlantic Region.
- Vikings--North Atlantic Region.
- North Atlantic Region--History.
- Vikings--Scotland--Hebrides.
- Hebrides (Scotland)--History.
- Hebrides (Scotland).
- Ireland--Kings and rulers.
- Ireland.
- Kings and rulers.
- Dublin (Ireland)--History.
- Dublin (Ireland).
- Vikings--Isle of Man.
- Isle of Man--History.
- Isle of Man.
- Scotland--Hebrides.
- Ireland--Dublin.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- This book studies two Viking families who appear in the records of the Atlantic littoral as pagan raiders and reinvent themselves as established Christian rulers. Their rise and transformation from the 10th to the 12th centuries highlights a period and people important for understanding the political, religious, and culture development of Europe in the High Middle Ages.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195162374
- OCLC:
- 55286670
- Publisher Number:
- 9780195162370
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