Viking Rus: Studies on the Presence of Scandinavians in Eastern Europe

by Władysław Duczko and Wladyslaw Duczko

This volume deals with one of the most controversial issues in writings about early medieval history: the presence of Scandinavians, known as Rus, and their impact on Eastern Europe during the Viking Age. These studies give for the first time an extensive and detailed picture of the Norse population in the East by using, besides written narratives, a wide range of archaeological sources. The seven chapters survey the background, then depict the first...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004138749
• ISBN13: 9789004138742
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.7"