The Viking Age: A Reader, First Edition

By: Somerville, Angus A.

Book Overview

The diversity of the Viking world is illuminated in more than 100 readings contained in this primary source reader. The Norse translations, many of them new, are straightforward and easily accessible for students. The introductions contextualize the readings while allowing the sources to speak for themselves. All unfamiliar terms are explained unobtrusively in the body of the text. Thirteen black-and-white illustrations and one map provide visual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442601485
• ISBN13: 9781442601482
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 8.8"