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  • Tracing Old Norse Cosmology

    The World Tree, Middle Earth and the Sun in Archeaological Perspectives

    de Anders Andrén ...
    Series series Midgard-series
    The study of Old Norse religion is a truly multidisciplinary and international field of research. The rituals, myths, and narratives of pre-Christian Scandinavia have been studied and interpreted in detail relying mainly on Christian Icelandic literature from the Middle Ages. Here, Anders Andrén offers a long-term perspective on Old Norse cosmology and argues that the fundamental ideas of an ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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  • The Age of the Vikings

    de Anders Winroth ...
    A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacyThe Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history. ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

  • German

    Biography of a Language

    de Ruth Sanders ...
    Thousands of years ago, seafront clans in Denmark began speaking the earliest form of Germanic language--the first of six "signal events" that Ruth Sanders highlights in this marvelous history of the German language. Blending linguistic, anthropological, and historical research, Sanders presents a brilliant biography of the language as it evolved across the millennia. She sheds light on the ... Leer más

    $28.79 USD

  • Women and Weapons in the Viking World

    Amazons of the North

    de Leszek Gardela ...
    "Invigorating . . . Gardeła reappraises the connections between women and violence in an early-medieval society that has left few texts to guide us." — Studies in Late AntiquityThis book sets out to investigate the idea of "the armed woman" in the Viking Age through a comprehensive and cross-cultural approach and weaves a nuanced picture of women's lives in the Viking world.The Viking Age (c. AD ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Dutch

    Biography of a Language

    de Roland Willemyns ...
    More than 22 million people speak Dutch-primarily in the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, and the Antilles. Roland Willemyns here offers a well-researched and highly readable survey of the Dutch language in all its historical, geographic, and social aspects. Willemyns tells a story of language contact and conflict. From its earliest days, Dutch has been in intense contact with other languages both ... Leer más

    $54.89 USD

  • The Viking World

    Edición de Stefan Brink, Neil Price ...
    Series series Routledge Worlds
    Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field.Bringing together today’s leading scholars, both established seniors and younger, cutting-edge academics, Stefan Brink and Neil Price have constructed the first single work to gather innovative research from a ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD

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  • Finding Atlantis

    A True Story of Genius, Madness, and an Extraordinary Quest for a Lost World

    de David King ...
    The untold story of a fascinating Renaissance man on an adventurous hunt for a lost civilization—an epic quest through castles, courts, mythologies, and the spectacular world of the imagination.What do Zeus, Apollo, and the gods of Mount Olympus have in common with Odin, Thor, and the gods of Valhalla? What do these, in turn, have to do with the shades of Hades, the pharaohs of Egypt, and the ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Beyond the Northlands

    Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas

    de Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough ...
    In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pillagers, but this is far from the whole story. Throughout the Middle Ages, long-ships transported hairy northern voyagers far and wide, where they not only raided but also traded, explored and settled ... Leer más

    $18.09 USD

  • The Northern Dawn: A History of the Reawakening of the Germanic Spirit

    From the Twilight of the Gods to the Sun at Midnight

    de Stephen Edred Flowers ...
    Series Libro 1 - The Northern Dawn
    Throughout the United States and Europe, a revival of interest in all things Germanic is taking place. This can be seen in the growth of pre-Christian religious movements, and in the much wider popularity of movies, novels, and television shows about the Viking Age. Just as other ethnicities show a healthy desire to reconnect with their indigenous past, the revival of Germanic culture appeals to ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga

    de Margaret Clunies Ross ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Literature
    The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important European vernacular literary genres of the Middle Ages. This Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and development, its literary character, its material existence in manuscripts and printed editions, and its changing reception from the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres - including family sagas, ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Silk for the Vikings

    de Marianne Vedeler ...
    Series Libro 15 - Ancient Textiles
    The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of production, trade and consumption of silk during the Viking Age. Beginning with a presentation of the silk finds in the Oseberg burial, the richest Viking burial find ever discovered, the other silk ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Barbarian Rites

    The Spiritual World of the Vikings and the Germanic Tribes

    de Hans-Peter Hasenfratz, Ph.D. ...
    Discover the untamed paganism of the Vikings and the Germanic tribes prior to the complete Christianization of Europe• Explores the different forms of magic practiced by these tribes, including runic magic, necromancy (death magic), soul-travel, and shape-shifting• Examines their rites of passage and initiation rituals and their most important gods, such as Odin, Loki, and Thor• Looks at barbarian ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD