192 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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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