{"product_id":"the-viking-world-9780415692625","title":"The Viking World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilling 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together todayâs 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 spectrum of disciplines (including archaeology, history, philology, comparative religion, numismatics and cultural geography) to create the most comprehensive Viking Age book of its kind ever attempted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsisting of longer articles providing overviews of important themes, supported by shorter papers focusing on material of particular interest, this comprehensive volume covers such wide-ranging topics as social institutions, spatial issues, the Viking Age economy, warfare, beliefs, language, voyages, and links with medieval and Christian Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original work, specifi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Editors Brink and Price are to be commended for coordinating this impressive volume. The book is large and learned, intended as a reference work for scholars and serious students of Scandinavia in the Viking Age. Lay readers with a keen interest in the Vikings will also wish to have this reference work, not only for the wealth of information, but also because the articles are well written by noted scholars. The articles are often wide-ranging, and the breadth given to the various topics covered is impressive … Indispensable for scholars of the Middle Ages who wish to expand their course offerings by teaching courses on the Viking age, or for scholars and students who wish to do research in this field.’\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Viking Age Scandinavia\u003c\/strong\u003e People, Society and Social Institutions. Living Space. Technology and Trade.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWarfare and Weaponry. Pre-Christian Religion and Belief. Language, Literature and Art \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: The Viking Expansion\u003c\/strong\u003e The British Isles. Continental Europe and the Mediterranean. The Baltic. Russia and the East. The North Atlantic \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Scandinavia Enters the European Stage \u003c\/strong\u003e The Coming of Christianity. The Development of Nation States (ríki) \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018184163671,"sku":"9780415692625","price":54.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415692625.jpg?v=1750775934","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-viking-world-9780415692625","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}