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61. Eyewitness: Viking by Susan Margeson | |
Hardcover: 64
Pages
(2000-06-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the daring adventurers of the Viking Age. Superb color photographs of Viking ships and swords, clothes and shields, memorial stones and beautiful brooches offer a unique "eyewitness" view into the lives of the Norse people and their outstanding achievements. See a Viking battle-ax, the magnificent ship in which a Viking queen was buried, the Viking fortress, a beautiful ceremonial sledge, and the tools of a Swedish swordsmith. Learn why the goddess Feya cried tears of gold, how longships were made, how Greenland got its name, why walruses were used to make ship ropes, what happened to Thor when he caught the world serpent, and how warriors got to Valhalla. Discover why Erik the Red had to leave Iceland, how Viking women applied for a divorce, how Viking sailors navigated, what was on the menu at a Viking feast, how to put down an empty drinking-horn, the legend of Sigurd the dragon-slayer, and much, much more. Customer Reviews (5)
Yet another strong entry in the Eyewitness Books series
WHAT A GREAT PRIMER ON THE VIKING CULTURE
Pictoral Wonders
Eyewitness Viking
excellent book |
62. St Bega - myth, maiden, or bracelet? An Insular cult and its origins [An article from: Journal of Medieval History] by C. Downham | |
Digital:
Pages
(2007-03-01)
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63. Swords of the Viking Age by Ian Peirce, Ewart Oakeshott | |
Paperback: 160
Pages
(2007-05-24)
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viking sword classification for the sword collector
Outstanding-a must for any student of Viking arms & armour! There are a couple of minor flaws. For one, they do not discuss in as much detail as I would like the fact the pommel construction of the Norse swords (actually, an upper guard and a pommel cap), though they do mention it and at least give some inkling as to which types usually used this feature. The more serious problem is the lack of weight measurements. While not practical for more seriously damaged specimens, there was no reason not to include such for the majority of intact swords that are profiled in the book. Other than that, an outstanding contribution to this subject. The beautiful cover picture is itself worth the ..price tag; indeed, this book would be a bargain at twice the price! I cannot emphasise enough: if you are at all interested in Norse arms & armour, you ***NEED*** this book. Period. It is not an option.... ... Read more |
64. Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in the North Atlantic by Benjamin Hudson | |
Hardcover: 296
Pages
(2005-05-05)
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Very Specific |
65. Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas by William R. Short | |
Paperback: 283
Pages
(2010-03-02)
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Don't let Pop Culture determine who the 'Vikings' were
A solid addition to any world history collections focusing on the Middle Ages |
66. Lost Civilization Viking (Lost Civilizations) | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(2007-08)
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67. Viking Clothing by Thor Ewing | |
Paperback: 176
Pages
(2006-04-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Contrary to popular myth, the Vikings had a reputation for neatness and their fashions were copied far beyond the realms of Scandinavia. Those who could afford to displayed a love of fine clothes made from silks, from lightweight worsteds in subtly woven twills, and from the finest of linens. This accessible new book is the first to tackle the question of what the Vikings wore, drawing on evidence from art and archaeology, literature, and linguistics to arrive at a fresh understanding of the nature of Viking clothing, covering rich and poor, men and women across Scandinavia. It includes an overview of Viking textiles and dyeing, and an exploration of cloth production and clothing in the context of Viking society as a whole, as well as a detailed consideration of both male and female outfits and a new interpretation of the suspended dress. Customer Reviews (4)
Wonderful book
Chock full of interesting detail
Not for the amateur re-enactor
Thought-provoking survey of a specialized field |
68. The Means of Exchange: Dealing with Silver in the Viking Age (Kaupang Excavation Project) by Dagfinn Skre | |
Hardcover: 378
Pages
(2008-12-01)
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69. Blood of the Vikings by Julian C. Richards | |
Hardcover: 250
Pages
(2001-10-04)
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70. The Vikings in Ireland: Settlement, Trade and Urbanization by Mary A. Valante | |
Hardcover: 216
Pages
(2008-11-20)
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71. The Vikings by Jonathan Wooding | |
Hardcover: 160
Pages
(1998-03-15)
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A good read
A lovely little book
a black sheep in an otherwise terrific series |
72. Read About Vikings by Stewart Ross | |
Library Binding: 32
Pages
(2000-04-01)
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73. Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse by Judith Jesch | |
Hardcover: 352
Pages
(2008-02-23)
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Serious research for the serious scholar |
74. The Vikings and Their Victims: The Verdict of the Names (World Bibliographical Series) by Gillian Fellows Jensen | |
Paperback: 34
Pages
(1995-01)
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75. Ethics and Action in Thirteenth-Century Iceland (The Viking Collection) by Gurun Nordal, Gudrun Nordal | |
Hardcover: 369
Pages
(1999-11)
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76. The Vikings: A Collection of Documents (Jackdaw) | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1976-03-25)
Isbn: 0305620738 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
77. The Far-Farers: A Journey from Viking Iceland to Crusader Jerusalem by Victoria Clark | |
Hardcover: 400
Pages
(2004-01-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description A thousand years later, Victoria Clark embarked on the same journey to discover to what extent the dramatic changes and conflicts sweeping Western Europe a millennium ago still resonate today. The Far-Farers is both the story of this twenty-first-century journey and a history of eleventh-century western Christendom. In this remarkable book Clark illuminates a group of influential eleventh-century characters-Thorvald, emperors of eastern and western Christendom, abbots, saints, princesses, Crusaders-who form links in a historical chain extending down the century and all the way from Iceland to the Holy Land. Western Europe was struggling to unite then, expanding rapidly and changing utterly. Warfare, peacekeeping, multinational monasticism, institutional power struggles, mass pilgrim travel, and rising religious fundamentalism were a few salient characteristics of this world-a world more like our own than we might imagine. The twenty-first-century people Clark encountered as she traveled through Iceland, central and Western Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Middle East cast fresh light on both worlds. In the ancient capital of Poland, a young Catholic priest scorns the idea of Europe uniting in the name of human rights instead of Christ. At the Crusader stronghold of Krak les Chevaliers, a Syrian playboy highlights the deep and widening gulf between the West and Islam. A richly evocative and beautifully written work, The Far-Farers is neither conventional history nor travel, but a powerful and authoritative demonstration of our enduring connection with the distant past. Customer Reviews (1)
Fun to read |
78. Chieftains and Power in the Icelandic Comonwealth (The Viking Collection) by Jon Viar Sigursson, Jon Vidar Sigurdsson | |
Hardcover: 255
Pages
(1999-11)
list price: US$31.00 Isbn: 8778380561 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
79. American Archaeology Uncovers the Vikings by Lois Miner Huey | |
Library Binding: 64
Pages
(2009-09)
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80. Queen Emma and the Vikings: The Woman Who Shaped the Events of 1066 by Harriet O'Brien | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(2006-06-19)
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Emma: A bridge between cultures...
A must for history amateurs
WELL DONE AND WELL WORTH THE READ!
excellent |
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