In Search of Vikings
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In Search of Vikings

Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Scandinavian Heritage of North-West England

  1. 204 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

In Search of Vikings

Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Scandinavian Heritage of North-West England

About this book

The Viking Age lasted a little over three centuries, but has left a lasting legacy across Europe. These dynamic warrior-traders from Scandinavia, who fought and interacted with peoples as far apart as North America, Russia, and Central Asia, are some of the most recognizable historical figures in the western world. In the modern imagination they re

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781482207590
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Contributors
  6. Chapter 1: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Scandinavian Heritage of North-­West England
  7. Chapter 2: A Brief History and Archaeology of Viking Activity in North-­West England
  8. Chapter 3: Speaking Like a Viking: Language and Cultural Interaction in the Irish Sea Region
  9. Chapter 4: Viking Age Women
  10. Chapter 5: Taking Sides: North-­West England Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall, AD 910
  11. Chapter 6: The Battle of Brunanburh in 937: Battlefield Despatches
  12. Chapter 7: Viking Age Rural Settlement in Lowland North-­West England: Identifying the Invisible?
  13. Chapter 8: A Viking-­Age Site at Workington, Cumbria: Interim Statement
  14. Chapter 9: Were There Vikings in Carlisle?
  15. Chapter 10: Viking-Age Silver in North-West England: Hoards and Single Finds
  16. Chapter 11: What Can Genetics Tell Us about the Vikings in the Wirral and West Lancashire?
  17. Chapter 12: Figuring It Out: Further Work on the Neston Cross Fragments, Cheshire
  18. Back Cover