The Penguin Historical Atlas of the VikingsPenguin Publishing Group, 1995 - 144 oldal Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. With over sixty full colour maps, it follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor’s bodyguard at Constantinople, and Viking mariners who sailed beyond the edge of the known world to North America. |
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John Haywood. Viking Towns " [ Hedeby ] is a large town at the other end of the world sea ... The town is not rich in ... Towns were slow to develop in Viking Age Scandinavia , but by 1000 there were several thriving urban centres ...
John Haywood. Viking Towns " [ Hedeby ] is a large town at the other end of the world sea ... The town is not rich in ... Towns were slow to develop in Viking Age Scandinavia , but by 1000 there were several thriving urban centres ...
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... towns and drew it more closely into the European economy . The effects of the Vikings on the European economy are harder to gauge . Damage to the agricultural economy caused by raids and campaigns is likely to have been short - lived .
... towns and drew it more closely into the European economy . The effects of the Vikings on the European economy are harder to gauge . Damage to the agricultural economy caused by raids and campaigns is likely to have been short - lived .
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... towns such as Novgorod , or won control of existing Slav towns such Kiev and used them as bases from which to subjugate their hinterlands . By the 860s Novgorod had emerged as the predominant Rus centre under its semi - leg- endary ...
... towns such as Novgorod , or won control of existing Slav towns such Kiev and used them as bases from which to subjugate their hinterlands . By the 860s Novgorod had emerged as the predominant Rus centre under its semi - leg- endary ...
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The Causes of the Viking Age 8 | 8 |
The Origins of the Vikings | 17 |
Scandinavia in the Viking Age | 29 |
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