Norsemen in the Viking Age

This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses
on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and
incoherence of the world in which they lived.

• Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue
  recourse to developmental theories.

• Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies
  surrounding these peoples.

• Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological
  evidence.

Autorentext
Eric Christiansen was born in 1937 and educated in England. He is a Fellow Emeritus of New College, Oxford. His publications include The Origins of Military Power in Spain (1967), The Northern Crusades (Second Edition, 1996) and translations of Saxo Grammaticus books X-XVI (1980-81), Sven Aggesen (1992) and Dudo of St Quentin (1998).

Zusammenfassung
This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived.

• Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories.

• Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples.

• Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.

Inhalt
List of Maps. Introduction:.

Vikings.

Their Age.

The Aim.

1. Individuals.

2. Families.

3. Communities.

4. Districts and Territories.

5. Peoples.

6. Politics.

7. War.

8. Work.

9. Migration.

10 Past.

11. Present.

12. Future.

Appendices:.

A: Modern Research.

B: Dynastic Identities.

C: Dates.

References.