The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
Penguin Books, 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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Battle of Hastings 1069 Svein Estrithsou invades Kn gland 1075 last Danish
invasion of England 1079 battle ofSkvhill. Isle of Man: God red Crovan unites
Man and Hebrides 1043 last Rus attack on Constantinople 1071 Normans
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In the Roman Iron Age the objects found in votive deposits are almost exclusively
weapons, presumably thank offerings for victory in battle. The presence,
especially in Denmark, of many Roman weapons in these offerings suggests that
Discipline was probably maintained mainly by the individual warrior's fear of
dishonour if he abandoned his leader and companions in battle: ideallv a warrior
should follow his leader to his death if necessary. A Viking army was simply a
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LibraryThing ReviewFelhasználói ismertető - Steve.Bivans - LibraryThing
Don't let the 'picture book' appearance of this little book keep you from buying it, even if you're a serious scholar. The maps are indispensable, and the chronology is laid out logically. One could design an entire semester syllabus based on the chronology in this little book. Teljes értékelés elolvasása
LibraryThing ReviewFelhasználói ismertető - DinadansFriend - LibraryThing
I like this format for the actual maps less well than I Liked the McEvedy series of atlases. But the book is informative and tries to more of a survey of the "Abortive Scandinavian" Civilization, (as ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
The Causes of the Viking Age
The Origins of the Vikings
Scandinavia in the Viking Age
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