A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS. Introduction By Magnus Magnusson

Jones, Gwyn.

Published by London. MCMXCVII (1997). The Folio Society by arrangement with Oxford Unvi. Press

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red & ornately gilt illustrated full cloth hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~7"x10") in a red & gilt illustrated slipcase (slide out box). no dustwrapper (as issued). very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. slipcase in fine cond. couple of spots, not cracked or torn. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first printing (NAP) of this special edition. endpaper maps. 2 color illustrated title pg. 29 b&w illustrations. 12 b&w maps & plans. 3 appendices. select bibliography. index. world history. archaeology. art history. travel & exploration. religion. theology. viking history. european history. prehistory. prehistoric north america. history of russia.~ "Gwyn Jones's new book is the first general history of the Vikings to be published for forty years. It traces the development of the northern peoples and kingdoms from their half~glimpsed origins and legendary prehistory to the triumphs of Canute and the defeat and death of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066. Second, it deals extensively with the viking achievement in war, trade, and colonization overseas: the Danish and Norwegian assault on the British Isles and Western Christendom; the trading and military ventures of the Swedes by way of the Baltic and the great Russian rivers to Novgorod and Kiev, the Slav and Muslim worlds, and Byzantium; and the western voyages of discovery and settlement to Iceland, Greenland, and America. Third, it examines the bases and characteristics of the entire viking situation: environment, civilization and culture; society and livelihood; law, art, and religion; the endless compulsions of land~ and wealth~ hunger, and the paramount importance of ships and seapower.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS. Introduction By Magnus Magnusson
• Publisher: London. MCMXCVII (1997). The Folio Society by arrangement with Oxford Unvi. Press
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • archaeology
  • medieval history
  • nautical history