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Much larger and more detailed than i thought on purchasing it but, most pleased with it!
He starts the story with the earliest references to scandinavia in greek and roman literature (the scandinavians didn't start w... Read More
Jones begins with the pre-historic record of sweden, denmark and norway, discussing their geography and how it shaped and influ... Read More
But if you can hunker down and tackle such difficulties, you will be able to amaze your colleagues with the knowledge of viking... Read More
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The asides detailing different unique aspects of vikings (eg the ships) break up the chronology perfectly.
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In the event of the death of such a viking, his slave girl (after lying with her master's companions) then is ritually killed s... Read More
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- This product had a total of 138 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 18 2022.
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This book was reccomented to me and said if i really wanted to know the history of the vikings gwyn jones was what i was looking for
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It has tons and tons of information of every page
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In addition ibn fadlans accounts depicts a culture that appeared to him as barbaric
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The deceased viking his sacrificed slave girl and whatever else is then burned in a longship
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It first appeared back in 1968 i first read it in the early 1970s but has been repeatedly updated in the light of new scholarship and unlike many works of that vintage still reads as freshly as when it was first published
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He starts the story with the earliest references to scandinavia in greek and roman literature the scandinavians didnt start writing their own history until well after the viking period and carries it right through to the defeat of the last viking invasion of england in 1066
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The start point couldnt be set earlier the end point is perhaps a little arbitrary anyone who has read orkneyinga saga knows there were still people around in the 12th century ad who hadnt heard the viking age was over but youve got to draw a line somewhere
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It is salutary to remember that back in the 1960s there was by no means complete acceptance of the anse aux meadows site in newfoundland as viking
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