The Northern Conquest : Vikings in Britain and Ireland.

By:

Holman, Katherine

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Luton : Andrews UK, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (259 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781908493538
1908493534
9781908493521
1908493526
1904955347
9781904955344

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Northern Conquest : Vikings in Britain and Ireland.DDC classification:

941.01

LOC classification:

DA152 .H889 2007

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Introduction; The Northern Conquest; Uncovering The Viking Past; Suggested Further Reading; Raiders from the North; Further Reading; Colonists; Further Reading; Viking kings; Further Reading; Pagan Meets Christian; Further Reading; Photographs; Scandinavian Society; Further Reading; After The Norman Conquest; Further Reading; Legacy of the Vikings; Selected Bibliography; Key Dates; End Matter; Also Available.

Summary: Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period. This book aims to offer an alternative approach by presenting a history of the Viking Age which considers the whole area up to and beyond the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Vikings have been traditionally portrayed as brutal barbarians who sailed to Britain ...

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Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period. This book aims to offer an alternative approach by presenting a history of the Viking Age which considers the whole area up to and beyond the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Vikings have been traditionally portrayed as brutal barbarians who sailed to Britain ...