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MORKINSKINNA: THE EARLIEST ICELANDIC CHRONICLES OF THE NORWEGIAN KINGS - Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chronicle tradition. Based ultimately on an original from ca. 1220, the single defective manuscript was written in Iceland ca. 1275. The present volume, the first translation of Morkinskinna in any language, makes this literary milestone available to a general readership, with introduction and commentary to clarify its position in the history of medieval Icelandic letters. $65.00 |
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THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS - Twelve leading scholars draw on the latest research and archaeological evidence to provide the clearest picture yet of this fabled people. Painting a fascinating portrait of the influences that the "Northmen" had on foreign lands, the contributors trace Viking excursions to the British Islands, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and the northern tip of Newfoundland. $49.95 |
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THE VIKINGS - This Roesdahl translation relates how the Vikings, far from being merely a sea-fairing chapter of the "Hells Angels", actually had many customs, artifacts, and lands that can be equated into the european calendar using dendrochronology. With so many "viking values" being adopted by modern man, this work is invaluiable to understand where our world is going, as well as where it has been. $12.76 |
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A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS - The compleat Viking saga. It just seems to have everything, including Viking girth, humor and robustness. However, if your interest in the Vikings is only superficial, you won't read very far. Gwyn Jones has written a densely-packed narrative. It's a remarkable book. Thoroughly recommended. $14.96
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CULTURAL ATLAS OF THE VIKING WORLD - A profusely and colorfully illustrated exploration of aspects of Viking life and beliefs and tour of their sites throughout northern Europe. The topics include burials, fortresses, home, leisure, costume, ships and navigation, runes, and paganism and Christianity. The sites range from Novgorod through Scandinavia and the British Isles to North America. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. $40.00 |
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THE PENGUIN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE VIKINGS - Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defenses of 9th-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of monks, peasants, and rulers. But the Vikings were more than seaborne terrorists. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers, and mercenaries, and follows the routes of Viking merchants from Constantinople to the new world. Full color. $14.36 |
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VIKINGS: THE NORTH ATLANTIC SAGA - Scholars examine the Viking presence in the New World--including such items as a Norse coin excavated in Maine, runic stones from the Canadian Arctic, and farming implements found in Newfoundland. The contributors consider the sometimes friendly, sometimes warlike history of Viking interactions with the native North Americans; compare the archaeological record with contemporary sagas and other records of explorationy. $48.00 |
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THE SAGAS OF THE ICELANDERS - The Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures-as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured further west-to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself. $32.00 |
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MEDEIVAL ICELAND - SOCIETY, SAGAS AND POWER - Byock's dissection of selected sagas gives a schema (as one might expect from Iceland) which is unusually neat without being incapable of complexity. . . . The most fascinating parts of Byock's book discuss the ways in which saga characters operate within a system of checks and balances to gain their ends. $17.95 |
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THE VIKING ART OF WAR - This groundbreaking and authoritative study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits. The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy, and how they exploited victories and dealt with defeats. $15.96 |
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