1st Edition

Kings and Vikings Scandinavia and Europe AD 700–1100

By P.H. Sawyer Copyright 1982
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    196 Pages
    by Routledge

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

    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

    Biography

    P.H. Sawyer

    '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