LEADER 03397oam 2200733I 450 001 9910783731703321 005 20230124181902.0 010 $a1-134-38419-X 010 $a1-134-38420-3 010 $a1-280-23182-3 010 $a9786610231829 010 $a0-203-47587-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203475874 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247779 035 $a(EBL)200340 035 $a(OCoLC)475909856 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001142348 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12383867 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001142348 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11098889 035 $a(PQKB)10326244 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000103274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113821 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000103274 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070338 035 $a(PQKB)11764034 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200340 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200340 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162951 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL23182 035 $a(OCoLC)814288811 035 $a(OCoLC)62145097 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247779 100 $a20180331d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAncient Germanic warriors $ewarrior styles from Trajan's column to Icelandic sagas /$fMichael P. Speidel 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (308 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-48682-3 311 $a0-415-31199-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-307) and index. 327 $aBOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 WOLVES; 2 BEARS; 3 BUCKS; 4 MARTENS; 5 NAKED BERSERKS; 6 GHOSTS; 7 CLUB-WIELDERS; 8 WIELDERS OF HUGE SPEARS; 9 SHIELD CASTLES; 10 CHANTING; 11 WAR DANCES; 12 DART-THROWERS; 13 ROCK-THROWERS; 14 LANCERS; 15 SPEAR-THROWERS; 16 WHEELING RIGHT; 17 HORSE-STABBERS; 18 HORSE-HEWERS; 19 LONG-HAIRS; 20 HELMET-WEARERS; 21 IRON AGE WARRIORS AND THE CIVILIZATIONS OF GREECE AND ROME; 22 END AND AFTERGLOW; CONCLUSION; TIMETABLE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $aPresenting a range of evidence for these diverse styles, from Roman art to early medieval bracteate amulets, and from classical texts to Beowulf, the Edda and Icelandic sagas, Professor Speidel here details seventeen different Germanic warriors styles, including berserks, wolf-warriors, club-wielders, long-hairs, ghost warriors and horse-stabbers, and how they indicate an unbroken continuity of customs, beliefs and battle-field tactics.Ancient Germanic warriors played a decisive role in historical events from 200 BC, when Germanic culture first became identifiable, to AD 1000 when Ch 606 $aMilitary art and science$zEurope, Northern$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aGermanic peoples$xHistory, Military 606 $aSociology, Military$zEurope, Northern 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aGermanic peoples$xHistory, Military. 615 0$aSociology, Military 676 $a355.1/09363 686 $a15.70$2bcl 700 $aSpeidel$b Michael P.$f1937-$0183465 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783731703321 996 $aAncient Germanic warriors$93814514 997 $aUNINA