The age of the Vikings / Anders Winroth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winroth, Anders, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vikings.

Civilization, Viking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Summary:

The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history. Drawing on a wealth of written, visual, and archaeological evidence, Anders Winroth captures the innovation and pure daring of the Vikings without glossing over their destructive heritage. He not only explains the Viking attacks, but also looks at Viking endeavors in commerce, politics, discovery, and colonization, and reveals how Viking arts, literature, and religious thought evolved in ways unequaled in the rest of Europe. The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society, culture, and legacy of these legendary seafarers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

1. Introduction: The Fury of the Northmen

2. Violence in a Violent Time

3. Röriks at Home and Away: Viking Age Emigration

4. Ships, Boats, and Ferries to the Afterworld

5. Coins, Silk, and Herring: Viking Age Trade in Northern Europe

6. From Chieftains to Kings

7. At Home on the Farm

8. The Religions of the North

9. Arts and Letters

10. Epilogue: The End of the Viking Age

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

List of Illustrations

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691169293

0691169292

9781400851904

1400851904

OCLC:

888349036