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Autore |
Christiansen Eric |
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Titolo |
The Norsemen in the Viking Age [[electronic resource] /] / Eric Christiansen |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-30951-6 |
9786611309510 |
0-470-69348-7 |
0-470-69276-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (398 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Northmen |
Vikings |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Norsemen in the Viking Age; Contents; List of Maps; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Vikings Their Age The Aim; 1 INDIVIDUALS; 2 FAMILIES; 3 COMMUNITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS; 4 DISTRICTS AND TERRITORIES; 5 PEOPLES; 6 POLITICS; 7 WAR; 8 WORK; 9 EMIGRATION; 10 PAST; 11 PRESENT; 12 FUTURE; Postscript: Modern Research; Appendixes:; A DYNASTIC IDENTITIES; B DATES; C WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; D THEGNS; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived.Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence. |
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