History of the Vikings. Children of Ash and Elm
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History of the Vikings. Children of Ash and Elm
29.99 €
Few cultures of antiquity generate as much interest as the Viking culture. In just three centuries, roughly from 750 to 1050, the peoples of Scandinavia transformed the Nordic world, and the effects are still being felt today. The Vikings changed the political and cultural map of Europe and gave new shape to trade, economics, settlement and conflict, spreading from the East Coast of the Americas to the Asian steppes. In addition to aggression, raids, and plunder, the Scandinavians brought new ideas, technologies, beliefs, and customs to the lands they discovered and the peoples they encountered. Neil Price, an eminent archaeologist with decades of experience, draws on archaeological excavations and field research to analyze Viking life and worldview and discards deeply entrenched stereotypes. Accompanied by a scholar and a tireless practitioner, we will travel through the centuries into the distant past to see the Vikings through their own eyes: descendants of the first pair of humans, children of Ash and Elm. Translated into several languages, with maps, black-and-white illustrations, and a color tab, this book provides an excellent overview and analysis of the sources and reminds us that the past is both similar and dissimilar to the reality we are accustomed to. "In this book we will attempt to look at the world through the eyes of the Vikings. We will look at their lives as an inseparable whole, fusing religion, politics, livelihood, and all other aspects of existence into an overall picture of reality - that is, we will see how the world around them appeared to them. What for some is merely the historical backdrop against which all the Vikings' conquests and achievements in the larger world unfolded is here the very essence of the narrative." (Neil Price)
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