{"product_id":"the-norsemen-in-the-viking-age-isbn-9781405149648","title":"The Norsemen in the Viking Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Maps. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVikings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Aim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Districts and Territories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Migration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA: Modern Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB: Dynastic Identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC: Dates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an interesting, often informative and provocative book.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] thought-provoking survey of, and engagement with, the whole gamut of Viking-age activities and resulting scholarship.\" (\u003ci\u003eSaga Book\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is an absolute delight, a quirky, hard-hitting potpourri to be dipped into and savoured by anyone even remotely interested in the period ... Altogether this is a lively, provocative and stimulating book, strongly recommended to anyone with interest in early medieval Europe or indeed any reader seeking entertainment.\" (\u003ci\u003eHistory July 2007\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric Christiansen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1937 and educated in England. He is a Fellow Emeritus of New College, Oxford. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Military Power in Spain\u003c\/i\u003e (1967), \u003ci\u003eThe Northern Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition, 1996) and translations of \u003ci\u003eSaxo Grammaticus books X-XVI\u003c\/i\u003e (1980-81), \u003ci\u003eSven Aggesen\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eDudo of St Quentin\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  This book is a lively introduction to Norsemen in the period 750-1050. Without dismissing stereotypes of aggressive, warmongering Vikings, Eric Christiansen shows how Nordic peoples responded to hostile environments at home and overseas. He concentrates on life within their homelands and colonies, families and communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Norsemen in the Viking Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e covers many aspects of Nordic life, including ecology, politics, war, work, and migration. Christiansen examines both social conventions and self-awareness of individuals and groups, and reconstructs Viking-age ideas about the past, present, and future to explain contemporary behaviour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunic, poetic, and archaeological evidence is used to illustrate the author's arguments, while an appendix sketches the outline of modern research and the directions it is taking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990302081253,"sku":"NP9781405149648","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405149648.jpg?v=1761787268","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-norsemen-in-the-viking-age-isbn-9781405149648","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}