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Chargement... Vikings: Warriors, Raiders & Masters of the Sea (2015)par Rodney Castleden
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. An excellent book fits my needs: aimed at laymen, easy reading, organized, well-illustrated, covers all aspects of the society as well as the history, with some of the latest finds referenced which helps sell the authenticity. I'm half-Danish and visited Copenhagen for a month many years ago. Mention of longships always attract me, along with the Vikings. Castleden comes as close as anyone in helping me understand how Vikings could deal with the English and French and others as both pirates and traders. Includes a chapter consisting of a Who's Who of the Viking Age. Index. Highly rtecommended. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In Vikings, historian Rodney Castleden successfully separates the truth from Norse myth and examines the achievements of the Viking Age--the people, their artistry, technological skills, and seamanship. At the gates of Valhalla, Odin, the God of War and Death, welcomed the bravest of the slain warriors arriving in flaming longships for their final battle. It is a fiery legend still celebrated annually in the Shetland Islands, 150 miles northeast of Scotland, where Vikings ruled for 500 years. In the streets of Lerwick, modern-day Norse descendants form vast torch-lit processions, before burning a sacrificial longship in a Festival of Fire called Up Helly Aa! From the late 8th century, when Viking raiders first appeared, to the end of the 11th century, Scandinavian men and women traveled to many parts of the world, from Newfoundland to Byzantium, in a cultural expansion that lasted for 300 years. But tales of terrifying berserkers may have been the mere propaganda of contemporary Christian chroniclers. Beyond the blood and brutality of legend, Viking colonists shared their culture and craftsmanship, leaving behind an enduring legacy. Learn more about the culture and history of the Vikings, and also when to separate myth from truth, in this intriguing book from the Oxford People series. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)948.022History and Geography Europe Fenno-Scandinavia Consolidation; Migration 801-1397 Viking PeriodClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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