History of the Vikings

First published in 1968. The barbarians of the distant and little-known north, of Scandinavia, that is, and of Denmark, became notorious in the ninth and tenth centuries as pests who plagued the outer fringes of the civilized This volume is an English narrative of the Vikings and their activities in the west, far north as well as east and south-east also.

Sommario

Introduction, PART I The Land of the Vikings, 1 Early Scandinavian and Denmark, II The North Germans, III The Birth of the Viking Nations, IV Scandinavian and Denmark in Viking Times, PART II The Vikings Abroad, V Russia and the East, VI The South and East Baltic Coast VII The Western Empire, VIII England, IX Ireland X Scotland and Man, XI Wales, XII The Faroe Islands, XIII Iceland, XIV Greenland, XV America

Info autore

Professor T D Kendrick

Riassunto

The barbarians of the distant and little-known north, of Scandinavia, that is, and of Denmark, became notorious in the ninth and tenth centuries as pests who plagued the outer fringes of the civilized This volume is an English narrative of the Vikings and their activities in the west, far north as well as east and south-east also.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sir Thomas D. Kendrick, T. D. Kendrick, Thomas D Kendrick, Thomas D. Kendrick
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.08.2014
• EAN: 9780415760508
• ISBN: 978-0-415-76050-8
• Pagine: 452
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; European History, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries