The Norsemen in the Viking Age

by Eric Christiansen

Book Overview

This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived.

Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405149647
• ISBN13: 9781405149648
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"