Anders Winroth
Auteur de Au temps des Vikings
A propos de l'auteur
Anders Winroth is the Forst Family Professor of History at Yale University.
Œuvres de Anders Winroth
The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe (2012) 49 exemplaires
Stockholms stadsarkiv och släktforskaren 2 exemplaires
Persbo. En utredning av släktförhållandena i Persbo i Grangärde socken på 1500- och 1600-talen 1 exemplaire
Vem var far till Jöns Ingemarsson? 1 exemplaire
Vilket vapen förde bergsfogden Jöns Ingemarsson? 1 exemplaire
Grangärdes äldsta historia 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Winroth, Anders
- Date de naissance
- 1965
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Suède
- Études
- Columbia University (Ph.D., 19 96)
Stockholm University - Professions
- Professeur (Histoire)
Historien (Moyen Age) - Relations
- Somerville, Robert (Directeur de thèse)
- Organisations
- Université de Yale, Etats-Unis
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 342
- Popularité
- #69,721
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 23
- Langues
- 2
I welcomed the academic treatment of the subject, though I admit it was a bit dry at times.
He covers the culture and economy as well as the military/political history of this fascinating people and the period of time. They were a fearsome and complicated people, worthy of the respect and fear they inspired. On the other hand, they were not exceptional in their ferocity - they were a violent people in a violent time. They are cast as the "bad guys" because most of the written source material was written by the people they raided and not the Norsemen themselves.
What else is good? His explanations of the various sources and their limitations; the discussion of their poetry and art; and his coverage of religion. The last is particularly difficult given that almost all the material we have on it was recorded by Christians a century and more after nearly all Scandinavia had converted to Christianity. The Christians were more interested in consolidating variations instead of preserving them separately, and, once consolidated, harmonizing them with Christian material.
Overall, a 3.5/5. I'd go with 4 if it was a bit more engaging. Other than that, the factual material is great and it's presented well enough.… (plus d'informations)