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" Vikings! / "
Magnus Magnusson.
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BL
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879047
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| Main Entry
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Magnússon, Magnús
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| Title & Author
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Vikings! /\ Magnus Magnusson.
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| Edition Statement
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First American edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: E.P. Dutton,, 1980.
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, ©1980
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320 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0525228926
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: 9780525228929
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Includes bibliographical references (page 314) and index.
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| Contents
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The hammer and the raven: the mythological, literary and historical context -- Bolt from the blue: Norway from the first raids west-over-sea to Harald Fine-Hair -- "From the fury of the northmen ... ": Denmark from the first assaults on western Europe to Harald Blue-Tooth -- "Hálfdan was here": Sweden, the Russian connection and Constantinople -- England at bay: from the first Danish invasions to Alfred the Great -- "Bitter is the wind ... ": Ireland, the Isle of Man and the north of England, to Eirík Blood-Axe -- "An island called Thule": Iceland and the Faroes -- The ultimate outpost: the colonisation of Greenland and the attempted settlement of Vinland, North America -- Empire of the North Sea: the Norse earldom in Scotland and the Anglo-Viking empire of England, Denmark and Norway under Knút the Great -- "Here King Harold is killed": 1066, the end of the Viking Age.
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Utilizes recent archeological discoveries in the U.S. and Europe to explore Viking culture, portraying Vikings as traders, architects, town dwellers, and craftsmen.
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Vikings.
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Vikings.
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| Dewey Classification
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948/.02
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DL65.M353 1980
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