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This book explores the relationship between Vikings, Rusâ and nomadic (mostly Turkic) steppe dwellers during the course of the Viking Age (c. 750â1050) in a geographical area stretching from Eastern Scandinavia through the Kievan Rusâ, Byzantium, the Islamic world to the Western Eurasian steppes.

The primary focus is the steppe influence on the development of Scandinavian-Rusâ culture. It illustrates the effects of Turkic (nomadic) cultures on the evolving Scandinavian-Rusâ communities in their military technology and tactics, as well as in everyday customs, ritual traditions and religious perceptions, whilst paying attention to the politico-commercial necessities and possible communication channels tying these two cultures, normally considered to be distinct, together. The arguments are supported by a multi-disciplinary analysis of diverse historical and archaeological materials occasionally supplemented with linguistic evidence. The result is a comprehensive evaluation of th

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 5/27/2024
      ISBN13: 9781032340753, 978-1032340753
      ISBN10: 1032340754
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      Book Synopsis

      This book explores the relationship between Vikings, Rusâ and nomadic (mostly Turkic) steppe dwellers during the course of the Viking Age (c. 750â1050) in a geographical area stretching from Eastern Scandinavia through the Kievan Rusâ, Byzantium, the Islamic world to the Western Eurasian steppes.

      The primary focus is the steppe influence on the development of Scandinavian-Rusâ culture. It illustrates the effects of Turkic (nomadic) cultures on the evolving Scandinavian-Rusâ communities in their military technology and tactics, as well as in everyday customs, ritual traditions and religious perceptions, whilst paying attention to the politico-commercial necessities and possible communication channels tying these two cultures, normally considered to be distinct, together. The arguments are supported by a multi-disciplinary analysis of diverse historical and archaeological materials occasionally supplemented with linguistic evidence. The result is a comprehensive evaluation of th

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