{"product_id":"the-vikings-9780745980188","title":"The Vikings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom rape and pillage to exploration and piety - the whole  story of the Vikings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a stimulating and accessible approach to the Viking Age. Focusing on Vikings as Christian rulers and their followers opens up the question of just what we mean when we think of 'Vikings'. Violent barbarians of legend have their place in this book but the authors look deeper at what it meant to live and prosper in early medieval societies, taking the 'end' of the Viking Age beyond where it is often assumed to be and ensuring that the story is told in terms which make it a truly international one.\" Dr Ryan Lavelle, Reader in Early Medieval History, University of Winchester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eMap viii\u003cbr\u003eTimeline of Key Events x\u003cbr\u003eKey People xviii\u003cbr\u003eGlossary xxv\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Pagan Vikings 8\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Storm from the North 23\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Viking Conversion in England 39\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The Cross and the Hammer: Christians and Pagans 54\u003cbr\u003ein the North of England\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: The Other Island… 69\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Duchy of the Northmen 83\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Christian Vikings of Denmark 95\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: The Christian Vikings of Norway 111\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: The Christian Vikings of Sweden 126\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Vikings in the East: Christian Vikings 140\u003cbr\u003ein Russia and the Byzantine Empire\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Christian Vikings of the North Atlantic 159\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: The First American Christians 175\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: A Christian Viking King of England 189\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Christian Jarls of the Northern and Western Isles 203\u003cbr\u003eA Final Thought: The Viking World in 1150 218\u003cbr\u003eAbout the authors 222\u003cbr\u003eNotes 223\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 248\u003cbr\u003eIndex 251\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404440314199,"sku":"9780745980188","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745980188.jpg?v=1730486472","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-vikings-9780745980188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}