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The Vikings / Else Roesdahl ; translated by Susan M. Margeson and Kirsten Williams.

By: Roesdahl, Else Contributor(s): De Jong Collection (University of Canterbury Library)Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Danish Publication details: London : Guild Publishing, 1991Description: xvi, 323 p, [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeUniform titles: Vikingernes verden. English Subject(s): Northmen -- History | Vikings | Vikings -- History | VikingsDDC classification: 948.022 Summary: Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewellery, kingship, poetry and family life. The result is a rich and compelling picture of an extraordinary civilisation.

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Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1991.

Originally published under the title "Vikingernes verden".

Translated from the Danish.

Bibliography: p. [302]-315. - Includes index.

Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewellery, kingship, poetry and family life. The result is a rich and compelling picture of an extraordinary civilisation.

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