Northmen : the Viking saga, AD 793-1241 /
From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings, a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in Christendom. Focusing on key events, including the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, medieval history...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings, a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in Christendom. Focusing on key events, including the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, medieval history expert John Haywood recounts the saga of the Viking Age, from the creation of the world through to the dwindling years of halfhearted raids and elegiac storytelling in the thirteenth century. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Great Britain by Head of Zeus Ltd"--Title-page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-369) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781250106148 1250106141 |