Norse in the North Atlantic

The North Atlantic was a hostile environment, but somehow the Viking settlers on Iceland survived while the settlers on Greenland failed. Sagas, historical sources, and archaeology are combined to answer the five hundred year old question-why?

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Names and Terminology
Chapter 1: Introduction and Historiography
Chapter 2: Settlement and Society's Beginnings
Chapter 3: Changes in Society and Religion
Chapter 4: Trade and Travel
Chapter 5: Troubled Times and Decline
Chapter 6: Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Ryan Sines teaches middle school at Bethlehem Lutheran School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Summary

The North Atlantic was a hostile environment, but somehow the Viking settlers on Iceland survived while the settlers on Greenland failed. Sagas, historical sources, and archaeology are combined to answer the five hundred year old question—why?

Product details

• Authors: Ryan Sines
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780761871729
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-7172-9
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries