1st Edition
Ancient Germanic Warriors Warrior Styles from Trajan's Column to Icelandic Sagas
By Michael P. Speidel
Copyright 2004
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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Presenting a range of evidence for these diverse styles, from Roman art to early medieval bracteate amulets, and from classical texts to Beowulf, the Edda and Icelandic sagas, Professor Speidel here details seventeen different Germanic warriors styles, including berserks, wolf-warriors, club-wielders, long-hairs, ghost warriors and horse-stabbers, and how they indicate an unbroken continuity of... Read more
List of figures, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART 1 Animal warriors, PART 2 Frightening warriors, PART 3 Strong men, PART 4 Shield warriors, PART 5 Churls, PART 6 Horsemen, PART 7 Foot against horse, PART 8 Outstanding warriors, PART 9 Warrior styles through the ages, Conclusion, Timetable, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Michael Speidel teaches ancient history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
'A most interesting read for anyone with a general interest in ancient warfare.' - Minerva
