In the Viking Age

Reducere. In the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic li...

Reducere. Learn Old Norse, the official spoken language during the Viking Age Old Norse is the language that was spoken by the vikings and their overseas set...

London was reborn in the fires of the Viking Age, transformed by immigrants and natives, kings and commoners, warriors and saints.

A history of the peoples of Britain, in the century and a half between the first Viking raids and the expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.

Through a diversity of approaches and with attention to both the homelands and the wider Viking world, this volume explores the changes that occurr...

Analyses the political relationships between the Clyde Britons and their Anglo-Saxon neighbours; explains how the kingdom of Strathclyde, or Cumbri...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfar...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfar...

Reducere. Viking Empires is a definitive new history of five hundred years of Viking civilization and the first study of the global implications of the expan...

When the Viking Great Army swept through England between 865 and 878 CE, the course of English history was forever changed. The people of the Briti...

In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in battle, with mixed success for both...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Smundur SigfussonHavamal is presented as a single poem in the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems from the Viking ...

Reducere. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales ...

The 'Manx Crosses', Scandinavian-style gravestones from the Isle of Man, are a unique collection of stone monuments unequalled in the medieval Viki...

Reducere. Fan of the Vikings History Channel show? The Last Kingdom? 13th Warrior? Have questions, like: Who were the Vikings? - Illiterate, mindless barbari...

Publisher: Aarhus University PressIllustration(s): colour photos & mapsNumber of pages: 378Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 302 x 222 x 36Cover ty...

Reducere. "Long Branches" places the Younger Futhark - the runes of the Viking Age - in their historical and cultural context. Neither magical guide nor acad...

A source of enduring fascination, the Vikings are the most famous raiders of medieval Europe. Despite the exciting and compelling descriptions in t...

Reducere. Arnulf Wolfblood - A Viking Saga is a page-turning Danish series of six volumes; a Nordic tale of power struggles, honour, hostility and revenge in...

Reducere. DescriptionHonor the Gods with the ancient poetic forms Now, for the first time in perhaps hundreds of years, here is a vast new collection of litu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stephen Edred FlowersEditor: Joshua BuckleyEditor: Michael MoynihanThroughout the United States and Europe, a revival of in...

Reducere. Written by one of the most brilliant and provocative historians at work today, The Isles is a revolutionary narrative history that presents a new p...

Reducere. The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a...

Reducere. Since the times of ancient European civilizations, overseas exploration and trade have been an important part of European life and culture. This bo...

In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to li...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James L. Nelson852 A.D. For centuries, the Vikings have swept out of the Norse countries and fallen on England, Ireland, wh...

Reducere. Old Norse - Old Icelandic: Concise Introduction is a modern "primer" for learning to read the Icelandic sagas in their original language. This stra...

Reducere. Explore Captivating Viking Tales and SagasTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: Viking Sagas: The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the ...

Unearthed by a metal detectorist in 2014, 'the Galloway Hoard' is the richest collection of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. Th...

Reducere. DescriptionJennie Hall has captured the true spirit of the ancient age of the Viking. We follow Herald from just after his birth, through many Viki...

One of the most significant collections of Viking-age and early medieval artefacts in the world is housed at National Museums Scotland. This book o...

Reducere. DescriptionSons of Vikings tells the story of the Viking Age (793-1066 A.D.) through the lives of extraordinary people. Each chapter is a biography...

Viking raids, and the subsequent Scandinavian settlements in the ninth and tenth centuries, had a major effect on many parts of Britain and Ireland...

Reducere. The Norse artwork of the Viking Age is incredibly captivating, with its intricate interlacing patterns and fierce animal figures woven together int...

Reducere. The Norse artwork of the Viking Age is incredibly captivating, with its intricate interlacing patterns and fierce animal figures woven together int...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Vikings, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson, then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in...

This volume highlights the trade in slaves during the ninth and tenth centuries as driving exchanges on a trans-continental scale. A combination of...

Reducere. Explore Captivating Viking SagasThe period between the end of the eighth century CE and the middle of the eleventh is often called the "Viking Age"...

Reducere. Our Troth is the single most comprehensive book ever published on the religious traditions of Heathenry: the pre-Christian religions of the Germani...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: MR Benjamin James BaillieIn 865 AD a huge Viking army appeared out of the mists of the North Sea from Scandinavia and lande...

DescriptionThe Viking Conquest of England in 1016 saw two great warriors, the Danish prince Cnut and his equally ruthless English opponent King Edm...

Magic, sorcery and witchcraft are among the most common themes of the great medieval Icelandic sagas and poems, the problematic yet vital sources t...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Vikings The predominant modern image of the mighty Viking warriors has become that of the warmonger and mara...

Here is the full story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raid...

Reducere. The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900,...

Reducere. DescriptionThe chest was found in Mastrmyr on the the island of Gotland, Sweden in 1936. More than 200 objects were found in and around it. Most ar...

Explore the Captivating Life of Erik the RedA formidable figure with flaming red hair, a wild beard, and a temper to match is not the type of perso...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of the Vikings The predominant modern image of the mighty Viking warriors has become that of the warmong...

Reducere. In 775 AD, Thorbjörn is the last Thunder Warrior and Thunder priest of an ancient lineage reaching back to the Age of theGreat Stone temples in Göt...

Vikings have a colorful history that directly affects the world today. The Viking's legacy made a big impact on several places in history which hav...

The astonishing and beautiful tale of Alfie Monk. Like any other teenage boy in most instances, except for his age: Alfie is 1, 000 years and remem...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the treachery and slaughter they met during the raid on Glendalough, Thorgrim Night Wolf and his small band of surviving Northmen ...

Reducere. DescriptionSpring has come to Ireland, where Thorgrim Night Wolf, new-made Lord of V k-l , and the three hundred Viking warriors under his command ...

Reducere. Explore The World of Norse Mythology, Vikings, Magic & RunesJoin us on a discovery to the Marvels, Magic, Runes & Wonders of Norse Mythology, and l...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating Life of Leif EriksonThe Vikings were exceptional boat builders, seafarers, adventures, and explorers. They not only raided ...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating Life of Leif Erikson The Vikings were exceptional boat builders, seafarers, adventures, and explorers. They not ...

Odin is arguably one of the most enigmatic and complex characters in Norse mythology. Revered since the Viking Age, Odin has been called the greate...

Reducere. DescriptionSHE'S ROUGH... After being terrorized by an evil tyrant, Hilda Berdottir, a no-nonsense Viking woman, established a Dark Age sanctuary f...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionComing in the wake of Fin Gall, Dubh-linn, continues the story of Thorgrim Night Wolf and his band of Viking warriors as they plunder th...

Helps you learn about the legendary Norse raiders, with 15 step-by-step projects and more than 350 pictures. This title lets you step back in time ...

Reducere. In 700 AD, a tribe of warriors left their homeland and struck out for glory & conquest.., They came to take no prisoners. Their eerie horns made a ...

DescriptionThe resplendent image of the medieval knight is symbolised by his sword, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in t...

Reducere. This is a poem from long ago, before gods had the names we know, in the time of the earliest diaspora of the Norse. When a folk was formed and real...

Reducere. The story of the Norse begins with the first ancient tribes during the early Nordic Stone Age. There originated the Nordic Ax Culture when primitiv...

Reducere. This is the story about one woman's quest to answer the questions: From where and whom did Ralph Waldo Emerson learn about the Scandinavian Vikings...

"A total time machine--I loved it."--Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette One of Cosmopolitan's 12 Books Yo...

Reducere. Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to Viking age Iceland, which proves to be t...

DescriptionAn inspirational story of accepting and embracing two trans people in a family--a family who shows what's possible when you "lead with l...

DescriptionA father and daughter seek revenge against the ruthless Vikings that destroyed their lives, discovering that their fierce purpose can me...