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Dec 13, 2018 · I. The northern peoples to A.D. 700. From the beginnings to the age of migrations ; The legendary history of the Swedes and the Danes -- II. The Viking kingdoms to the close of the tenth century.
Jul 19, 2001 · The book recounts the Vikings' exploits in war, trade, and colonization: the assault on Western Christendom; the trading and military ventures to the Slav and Muslim worlds and to Byzantium; and the western voyages of discovery and settlement to Greenland, Iceland, and America.
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- Gwyn Jones
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The book recounts the Vikings' exploits in war, trade, and the assault on Western Christendom; the trading and military ventures to the Slav and Muslim worlds and to Byzantium; and the western voyages of discovery and settlement to Greenland, Iceland, and America.
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Jan 1, 1984 · By Gwyn Jones. ISBN 0-19 215882 1. The history of the Viking peoples and kingdoms, from their half-glimpsed origins and legendary prehistory to the triumphs of Canute, is as exciting a story as has ever been told. Professor Jones's classic work incorporates all the latest research.
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The book recounts the Vikings' exploits in war, trade, and colonization: the assault on Western Christendom; the trading and military ventures to the Slav and Muslim worlds and to...
Great masses of objective historical detail about the battles and migrations of the Vikings, including the spread into Ukraine. Witty and intelligent writing style; a joy to read. I wish we could have gotten more inside the heads of the Vikings to understand why they thought the way the did and why they converted to Christianity.
- Gwyn Jones
