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2 days ago · Featuring a gripping narrative, vivid characters, and a richly realized setting, it is sure to captivate fans of great literature and Viking history. Robert Low has carefully crafted the first sagas in the Oathsworn series, which are more enjoyable than watching any 80-year-old archeologist-cum-treasure-hunter.
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1 day ago · The reasons for this, argues Jesse Byock, lie in the underlying structures and cultural codes of the islands' social order. 'Viking Age Iceland' is an engaging, multi-disciplinary work bringing together findings in anthropology and ethnography interwoven with historical fact and masterful insights into the popular Icelandic sagas, this is a ...
1 day ago · In short: We might all take our own life’s cue from the Viking heart.”—The Wall Street Journal From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America Scandinavia has always been a world apart. For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns ...
3 days ago · Quantity. Pre-order. View other formats and editions. Synopsis. An examination of the uses, meanings, and social impact of Viking Age textiles. This volume offers the first full study of archaeological fabrics and their decoration found in the North Atlantic region and dating broadly from the Viking or Norse period.
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4 days ago · Cooked horse meats and ale were blessed by the chief and toasts were offered to both the god Odin and dead ancestors. This sacrifice ritual was carried out in large groups controlled by local chiefs who acted as priests during the ceremonies. During this ritual, twigs were used to spray blood around the temple and all over the participants.
3 days ago · The Jomsvikings were a semi-legendary band of Viking mercenaries believed to have been active in the 10 th and 11 th centuries. They are also said to have held on to old Norse religious practices while the rest of the Viking world was converting to Christianity. The Jomsvikings were probably a group of Danish Vikings who established a ...
