Bibliograph

Northmen, the Viking saga, AD 793-1241, John Haywood

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Northmen, the Viking saga, AD 793-1241, John Haywood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Northmen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

950751063

Responsibility statement

John Haywood

Sub title

the Viking saga, AD 793-1241

Summary

From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings -- a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in Christendom. Focusing on key events, including the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, medieval history expert John Haywood recounts the saga of the Viking Age, from the creation of the world through to the dwindling years of halfhearted raids and elegiac storytelling in the thirteenth century

Table Of Contents

Thule, Nydam and Gamla Uppsala : the origin of the Vikings -- Lindisfarne, Athelney and York : the Vikings in England, 789-954 -- Dorestad, Paris and Rouen : the Vikings in Francia, 799-939 -- Iona, Dunkeld and Orkney : Vikings in Scotland, 795-1064 -- Dublin and Cashel : the Vikings in Ireland, 795-1014 -- Seville and Luni : Vikings in Spain and the Mediterranean, 844-61 -- Kiev, Constantinople and Bolghar : Vikings in Eastern Europe to 1041 -- Thingvellir, Brattahlid and L'Anse aux Meadows : the Norse in the North Atlantic, 835-1000 -- Maldon, London and Stamford Bridge : England's second Viking Age, 978-1085 -- Hedeby, Jelling and Stiklestad : the Scandinavian kingdoms to 1100 -- Palermo, Jerusalem and Tallinn : from Viking to Crusader -- Largs, Reykholt and Hvalsey : the Viking Twilight -- Chronology -- Viking Kings and Rulers c. 800-1100

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