By Stephen E. Harding,David Griffiths,Elizabeth Royles
The Viking Age lasted a bit over 3 centuries, yet has left an enduring legacy throughout Europe. those dynamic warrior-traders from Scandinavia, who fought and interacted with peoples as a ways aside as North the US, Russia, and critical Asia, are probably the most recognizable ancient figures within the western global. within the glossy mind's eye they characterize ruthlessness, heroism, adventurousness, and a special status decorated through the wondrous stories and poetry of the sagas. but the sum of proof for the Viking presence is way much less transparent than their acceptance implies.
In seek of Vikings offers a suite of papers from specialists in a wide diversity of disciplines, together with background, archaeology, genetics, and linguistics, to supply a close realizing of the Vikings in peace and in battle. This ebook makes a speciality of one rather intriguing region of the Viking international, particularly the north-west sector of britain, the place they're identified to have settled in huge numbers. North-west England used to be the crossroads among eire, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of guy, and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It was once a battleground for far away powers and dynasties, and its Irish Sea sea coast created possibilities for buying and selling and cost. Silver hoards, burials, and previous Norse place-names attest to the Viking presence, and Scandinavian DNA is detectable among the trendy inhabitants. The 12 built-in experiences during this publication are designed to reinvigorate the quest for Vikings during this the most important sector and to supply must-reading for someone drawn to Viking history.
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