Kings and Vikings : Scandinavia and Europe AD 700-1100.
Title:
Kings and Vikings : Scandinavia and Europe AD 700-1100.
Author:
Sawyer, P.H.
ISBN:
9780203407820
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 pages)
Contents:
KINGS and VIKINGS Scandinavia and Europe AD 700-1100 -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Preface -- Note on references -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Age of the Vikings: an introductory outline -- 2 The twelfth century -- 3 Contemporary sources -- 4 Scandinavian society -- 5 Scandinavia and Europe before 900 -- 6 The raids in the west -- 7 Conquests and settlements in the west -- 8 The Baltic and beyond -- 9 Pagans and Christians -- 10 Conclusion: kings and pirates -- Bibliographical note -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Professor Sawyer offers some new interpretations of the development of Scandinavian society and history of the Christian conversion.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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