Johannes BrÃ¸ndsted,Kalle Skov,Johannes Brndsted,Johannes Brondsted
The Nordic Viking, those that dominated Europe from 800 to 1100. In the east these Northmen thrust down the great rivers of Russia to the Caspian & the Black Sea. In the west they sailed along the Atlantic coasts, past Arab Spain, thru the Straits of Gibraltar & over the Mediterranean. They reached out across the unknown Atlantic, to Iceland, Greenland & America. How did it happen? Why did Europe permit Danes & Norwegians to rule parts of England, Ireland & France, & Swedes to form a ruling class in Western Russia? Why was Scandinavia strong, the rest of Europe weak? What inner forces led to the Viking raids?, Professor Brondsted's classic study examines the motives of their voyages & investigates the origin of the people, their industries & equipment, ships, armies, social organization, daily life & religious beliefs as they are reflected in runic inscriptions, burial customs & Icelandic medieval literature.,Acknowledgements & Note,Map of Scandinavia,Map of the Danevirke,Before the Vikings,The Viking Raids,The 9th Century,The 10th Century,The 11th Century,Weapons & Tools,Dress & Jewellery,Transport,Towns, Earthworks & Camps,Coins & Weights & Measures,Runic Inscriptions,Art,The Viking Way of Life,Religious Belief & Burial Customs,Poetry & the Viking Spirit,The Vikings' Place in European History,Select Bibliography,Index
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The Vikings