The Northern Conquest Holman Katherine
The Northern Conquest Holman Katherine Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. This book aims to offer an…
Specifikacia The Northern Conquest Holman Katherine
The Northern Conquest Holman Katherine
Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. This book aims to offer an alternative approach by presenting a history of the Viking Age which considers the whole area up to and beyond the Norman Conquest of 1066. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period.
The evidence presented here suggests a considerably less dramatic but no less fascinating picture which reveals the Vikings' remarkable achievements and their influence in shaping the political history of these islands. The Vikings have been traditionally portrayed as brutal barbarians who sailed to Britain and Ireland to loot, rape and pillage. Katherine Holman discusses their skills as farmers, their linguistic and artistic contribution, their rituals and customs and the conflict