Search results for 'viking'

ISBN: 9780670032716
Published by : Viking
`The Cross and the Crescent is a brilliant account of the relations between Islam and Christianity from the time of Muhammad to the Reformation, by Englands leading mediaeval historian. Richard Fletcher shows how, despite long periods of co-ex... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415692625
Published by : Routledge Ltd
'A one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research' is a fair summary of this mighty volume. Start with the Contents and find the chapter that interests you - there are more than sixty - or use the index to find references to spe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788763505314
Published by : Museum Tusculanum Press
This volume collates archaeological evidence for Viking trade and settlement in Continental Europe. The contibutors provide syntheses exploring the Viking presence in Frisia, on the Lower Rhine, and in Normandy, as well as thematic chapters on ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042919167
Published by : Peeters Press
Abbo of Saint-Germain-des-Pres was an eyewitness to the Viking attack on Paris in 885, when after wave after wave of vicious fighting the Vikings were repulsed, then destroyed by the relieving army of Charles the Fat. He recorded the siege and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788763505307
Published by : Museum Tusculanum Press
The rich diversity of objects discussed here includes weapons, dress accessories, jewellery, caskets, drinking horns and other items. The descriptions and explanation of the archaeological contexts of the objects redress common assumptions abou... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407301624
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This report studies Old-Norse Pap-names, which have traditionally been taken to indicate early Christian Gael settlements. It highlights the Hebrides and presents a toponymic inventory of Hebridean Pap-names, comparing them with areas of known... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781906716066
Published by : Dunedin Academic Press
Ivarr, a notably successful Viking leader achieved victories both in Britain and Ireland during the 860s, and his descendants continued to hold positions of power in Dublin, York and the Isle of Man through the next century and a half, with thi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846821011
Published by : Four Courts Press
This huge volume publishes the proceedings of the fifteenth Viking Congress which took place in 2005. The 50 contributions include archaeology, history, linguistics, literature, numismatics, placenames and runology with an overall concentratio... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780752435909
Published by : Tempus Publishing Ltd
Getting away from mere retellings of norse myths, which seem to dominate books on pre-Christian viking religion, Thor Ewing provides a portrait of the actual practice of religion, of rituals, priests and sacred places, and of the interrelation ... .... Learn More