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Viking Age

2013 Civilization, Viking
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Release : 2013
Genre : Civilization, Viking
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Book Rating : 064/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Viking Age by : Kirsten Wolf

Download or read book Viking Age written by Kirsten Wolf. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though infamous for their pirating and raiding, active Vikings were actually only a tiny fraction of the total Scandinavian population during the so-called Viking Age. This exploration of their culture goes beyond the myths into the prosaic realities and intimate details of family life; their attitude toward the more vulnerable members of society; their famed longships and extensive travels; and the role they played in the greater community. In addition to images and maps, a timeline lays out Viking history.

Viking Life

1998 Civilization, Viking
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Release : 1998
Genre : Civilization, Viking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 709/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Viking Life by : John Guy

Download or read book Viking Life written by John Guy. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lifestyles of the rich and poor - Food and drink - Pastimes and fashions - Art and architecture - Health and medicine - Women and children - Crime and punishment - Transport and science - Religion - Valhalla - Odin - Valkyries - Thor - Bayeux Tapestry - American settlements - Longships - Weapons.

Life as a Viking

2011 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2011
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 85X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Life as a Viking by : Allison Lassieur

Download or read book Life as a Viking written by Allison Lassieur. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the lives of Viking warriors. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of raiding the Lindisfarne monastery, invading England, and fighting at the Battle of Stamford Bridge"--Provided by publisher.

The Last Viking

2012 Antarctica
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Release : 2012
Genre : Antarctica
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Book Rating : 448/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Last Viking by : Stephen R. Bown

Download or read book The Last Viking written by Stephen R. Bown. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years have passed since Robert Falcon Scott's beleagured expeditionary team arrived at the South Pole, only to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. The most feted explorer of his generation, Amundsen counted the discovery of the Northwest Passage, in 1905, as well as the North Pole amongst his greatest achievements. In the golden age of polar exploration Amundsen, whose revolutionary approach to technology transcends polar and nautical significance, was a titan among men. However, until now, his story has rarely featured as more than a footnote to Scott's tragic failure. Reviled for defeating Scott but worshipped by his men, Amundsen was pursued by women and creditors throughout his life before disappearing on a rescue mission for the Italian Fascist who had set off in an airship to claim the North Pole for Mussolini. The Last Viking is the life of a visionary and a showman, who brought the era of Shackleton to an end, put the newly independent Norway on the map and was the twentieth century's brightest trailblazing explorer. Against the backdrop of the race to conquer the most inhospitable corners of the earth, The Last Viking stands alongside The Worst Journey in the World for its grim immediacy of heroism and hardship. Bestriding the generation defined by adventure and the unquenchable desire for discovery, it is the mesmerising story of courage, misery, friendship and the ultimate price paid for immortality.

Laughing Shall I Die

2018-05-15 History
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Release : 2018-05-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 505/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Laughing Shall I Die by : Tom Shippey

Download or read book Laughing Shall I Die written by Tom Shippey. This book was released on 2018-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughing Shall I Die explores the Viking fascination with scenes of heroic death. The literature of the Vikings is dominated by famous last stands, famous last words, death songs, and defiant gestures, all presented with grim humor. Much of this mindset is markedly alien to modern sentiment, and academics have accordingly shunned it. And yet, it is this same worldview that has always powered the popular public image of the Vikings—with their berserkers, valkyries, and cults of Valhalla and Ragnarok—and has also been surprisingly corroborated by archaeological discoveries such as the Ridgeway massacre site in Dorset. Was it this mindset that powered the sudden eruption of the Vikings onto the European scene? Was it a belief in heroic death that made them so lastingly successful against so many bellicose opponents? Weighing the evidence of sagas and poems against the accounts of the Vikings’ victims, Tom Shippey considers these questions as he plumbs the complexities of Viking psychology. Along the way, he recounts many of the great bravura scenes of Old Norse literature, including the Fall of the House of the Skjoldungs, the clash between the two great longships Ironbeard and Long Serpent, and the death of Thormod the skald. One of the most exciting books on Vikings for a generation, Laughing Shall I Die presents Vikings for what they were: not peaceful explorers and traders, but warriors, marauders, and storytellers.

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