The Viking diaspora / Judith Jesch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jesch, Judith, 1954- author.

Series:

Medieval world

The medieval world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vikings--History.

Vikings.

Civilization, Viking.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 230 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East, in the period known as the Viking Age as a form of 'diaspora'. It concentrates on the connectedness between migrants and both their homelands and regions within the diaspora, particularly through language, naming customs and in traditional stories and poems. Rather than the movements of armies, it considers the movements of people, and on the linguistic and cultural effects of those population movements. Providing a broad survey of the Viking Age and its aftermath, the book draws evidence from a wide range of sources that will interest students and academics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Vikings and their ages : definitions and evidence

The Viking world : geography and environment

The Viking diaspora

Gender and family

Cults, beliefs and myths

Networks and identities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138020764

1138020761

9781138020795

1138020796

OCLC:

898926398