The a to Z of the VikingsScarecrow Press, 2009 - 406 oldal The A to Z of the Vikings traces Viking activity in Europe, North America, and Asia for over three centuries. During this period people from Scandinavia used their longships to launch lightning raids upon their European neighbors, to colonize new lands in the east and west, and to exchange Scandinavian furs for eastern wine and spices and Arab silver. The Viking age also saw significant changes at home in Scandinavia--kings extended their power, Norse paganism lost ground to Christianity, and new towns and ports thrived as a result of increased contact with the wider world. This book provides a comprehensive work of reference for people interested in the Vikings, including entries on the main historical figures involved in this dramatic period, important battles and treaties, significant archaeological finds, and key works and sources of information on the period. It also summarizes the impact the Vikings had on the areas where they traveled and settled. There is a chronological table, detailed and annotated bibliographies for different themes and geographical locations, and an introduction discussing the major events and developments of the Viking age. |
Tartalomjegyzék
Introduction | 1 |
The Dictionary | 17 |
Bibliography | 303 |
Museums with Viking Collections | 379 |
About the Author | 383 |
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
10th century Æsir Æthelred Æthelred II Age in Caithness Almqvist Ambrosiani and Helen Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals Ansgar archaeological Århus Baltic battle Birka Birka Studies Björn Ambrosiani British Isles brother burial Christian church Cnut Danelaw Danish king death defeated Denmark Dublin Earl Early Viking Age East Anglia Edinburgh edited by Björn edited by James English Erik the Red evidence excavations Frankish Greenland Hákon Hebrides Hedeby Heimskringla Helen Clarke Iceland Irish island killed kingdom known land London Magnus medieval meters ninth century Normandy North Atlantic Northumbria Norwegian king Olaf Haraldsson Old Norse Orkney Oxford pagan place-names poem present-day Proceedings Prose Edda raids recorded Riksantikvarieämbetet and Statens River royal rune-stones runes runic inscriptions Russia Saga Scandi Scandinavian Settlement Scotland Sigtrygg Sigurd skaldic poetry Snorri Sturluson Society for Northern sources Statens Historiska Museer Stockholm stone Svein Forkbeard Sweden Swedish town Universitets Oldsaksamlings Uppsala Viking Age Viking Society Viking-Age Vinland York