Franks and Northmen - From Strangers to Neighbors

Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also less well-known relationships centered on acts of diplomacy, commerce, and mission and demonstrating the transformative nature of cross-cultural encounter during the Viking Age.

Table des matières

Introduction 1. First Meetings and Shared Borders 2. Commercial Connections 3. The Reign of Louis the Pious: New Designs, New Dangers 4. Untangling Narratives: 843 and Beyond 5. Continuity and Change in a Post-partition World 6. The End of an Era: Franks and Northmen at the End of the Ninth Century 7. Coda: A Changed World

A propos de l'auteur

Daniel Melleno is Assistant Professor of pre-modern history at the University of Denver, USA, with a PhD in medieval history from UC Berkeley. His research focuses on early medieval cross-cultural interaction with a particular focus on the Carolingian Empire and the Viking World.

Résumé

Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also less well-known relationships centered on acts of diplomacy, commerce, and mission and demonstrating the transformative nature of cross-cultural encounter during the Viking Age.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Daniel Melleno
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 03.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032266978
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3226697-8
• Pages: 282
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, Medieval History, Social and cultural history, Archaeology by period / region, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Medieval European archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries