Kings and Vikings: Scandinavia and Europe Ad 700-1100

ISBN-13: 9780415045902 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 192 str.

P. H. Sawyer; Peter H. Sawyer

Opis

Professor Sawyer offers some new interpretations of the development of Scandinavian society and the history of the Christian conversion.

Recenzje

'Kings and Vikings is no cautious general account of the Viking age, but rather a selective survey by which it is a pleasure to be informed and stimulated.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

Preface 1 The Age of the Vikings: an introductory outline 2 The twelfth century 3 Contemporary sources 4 Scandinavian society 5 Scandinavia and Europe before 900 6 The raids in the west 7 Conquests and settlements in the west 8 The Baltic and beyond 9 Pagans and Christians 10 Conclusion: kings and pirates

O autorze

P.H. Sawyer