Viking
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Viking
Baker, Alan
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
03/2004
224
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Inglês
9780471430490
0471430498
15 a 20 dias
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One moment the Vikings were a mere speck on the sea; the next, a murderous force slashing its way into unprotected monasteries and villages; and, pillaging villages and kidnapping innocents. For three centuries, they rained terror on Europe. This work chronicles the Norse invasions of the British Isles and the European mainland.
INTRODUCTION: ORIGINS. The Terror From the North. The Viking Homelands. The Early Scandinavans. Religion. Migration. I: WARRIORS OF THE NORTH. The Vikings in the British Isles. Frankia. The Mediterranean. Weapons of the Warrior. Dragons of the Sea. II: GODS AND MONSTERS. The Creation of the World. The Allfather. God of Thunder. The Sky God. The Trickster. The Godsof Light. The Vanir. Minor Gods and Goddesses. Other Supernatural Beings. The Doom of the Gods. III: SOCIETY AND CULTURE. The People and Their Settlements. Rules of Conduct. Women and Children. Clothes and Jewelry. The Viking Home. Money. Slaves and the Free. IV: JOURNEYS TO A NEW WORLD. The Sagas. Eirik the Red Leaves Iceland. Bjarni's Voyage. Leif Eiriksson's Voyage. Thorvald's Voyage. The Death of Thorstein Eiriksson. Karlsefni Fights the Skraelings. Freydis Voyages to Vinland. Karlsefni's Line. Fact and Fantasy. V: NEW LIVES IN THE EAST. Along the Rivers of Russia. A Funeral on the Volga. Epilogue: The End of the Viking Age. Viking Timeline. Viking Kings and Rulers. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading.
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One moment the Vikings were a mere speck on the sea; the next, a murderous force slashing its way into unprotected monasteries and villages; and, pillaging villages and kidnapping innocents. For three centuries, they rained terror on Europe. This work chronicles the Norse invasions of the British Isles and the European mainland.
INTRODUCTION: ORIGINS. The Terror From the North. The Viking Homelands. The Early Scandinavans. Religion. Migration. I: WARRIORS OF THE NORTH. The Vikings in the British Isles. Frankia. The Mediterranean. Weapons of the Warrior. Dragons of the Sea. II: GODS AND MONSTERS. The Creation of the World. The Allfather. God of Thunder. The Sky God. The Trickster. The Godsof Light. The Vanir. Minor Gods and Goddesses. Other Supernatural Beings. The Doom of the Gods. III: SOCIETY AND CULTURE. The People and Their Settlements. Rules of Conduct. Women and Children. Clothes and Jewelry. The Viking Home. Money. Slaves and the Free. IV: JOURNEYS TO A NEW WORLD. The Sagas. Eirik the Red Leaves Iceland. Bjarni's Voyage. Leif Eiriksson's Voyage. Thorvald's Voyage. The Death of Thorstein Eiriksson. Karlsefni Fights the Skraelings. Freydis Voyages to Vinland. Karlsefni's Line. Fact and Fantasy. V: NEW LIVES IN THE EAST. Along the Rivers of Russia. A Funeral on the Volga. Epilogue: The End of the Viking Age. Viking Timeline. Viking Kings and Rulers. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading.
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