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UNINA9910792113103321 |
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Autore |
Richards J. D |
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Titolo |
The Vikings : a very short introduction / / Julian D. Richards |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[Oxford], : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-4294-5976-X |
0-19-151739-9 |
1-280-75285-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Very short introductions ; ; 137 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vikings |
Civilization, Viking |
Europe History 476-1492 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of illustrations; 1 Vikings then and now; 2 Early Scandinavian kingdoms; 3 Pagans and Christians; 4 Changes in the countryside; 5 Towns and trade; 6 Across the ocean: seafaring and overseas expansion; 7 Settlers in England; 8 Raiders and traders around the Irish Sea; 9 Vikings and Picts: genocide or assimilation?; 10 Landnám in the North Atlantic; 11 The edge of the world: Greenland and North America; 12 Reinventing the Vikings; Timeline; Further reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Highlighting the latest archaeological evidence, Julian Richards reveals the whole Viking world: their history, society and culture, and their expansion overseas for trade, colonization and plunder. |
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