LEADER 02875nam 2200589 450 001 9910819111403321 005 20230324103731.0 010 $a1-5017-6047-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781501760495 035 $a(CKB)5600000000015025 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6514906 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6514906 035 $a(OCoLC)1240263300 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_94401 035 $a(DE-B1597)582772 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501760495 035 $a(OCoLC)1299388267 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002755064 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000015025 100 $a20211026e20222021 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aScandinavia in the age of Vikings /$fJo?n Višar Siguršsson ; translated by Thea Kveiland$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aIthaca :$cCornell University Press,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (223 pages) 225 1 $aCornell scholarship online 300 $aTranslated from the Norwegian. 300 $aThis translation previously issued in print: 2021. 311 $a1-5017-6049-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : Characteristics of the Viking Age in Scandinavia -- The Powerful Danish Kings -- Kings and Chieftains in the Shadow of the Danish Kings -- Networks of Power : Friendship and Kinship -- Peace and Conflict Resolution -- Honor and Posthumous Reputation -- Class and Gender in Viking Society -- Religion and Power -- Livelihoods : Farming, Pillaging, and Trade -- Conclusion : The Viking Age Dynamic -- Rulers in Scandinavia during the Viking Age. 330 8 $aJo?n Višar Siguršsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade. Drawing of the latest archeological research and on literary sources, namely the sagas, Siguršsson depicts a complex and surprisingly peaceful society that belies the popular image of Norsemen as bloodthirsty barbarians. 410 0$aCornell scholarship online. 606 $aVikings$zScandinavia 606 $aCivilization, Viking$zScandinavia 606 $aVikings$zScandinavia$xSocial conditions 607 $aScandinavia$xHistory$yTo 1397 615 0$aVikings 615 0$aCivilization, Viking 615 0$aVikings$xSocial conditions. 676 $a948.022 700 $aJo?n Višar Siguršsson$f1958-$01113651 702 $aKveiland$b Thea 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819111403321 996 $aScandinavia in the age of Vikings$93967450 997 $aUNINA