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The History of the Vikings
By Auke de Haan
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It was a world where gods like Thor hammered thunder, and fate's threads snipped short by Valkyries' whims. Raids rippled wider: Danelaw's law codes meshed Norse knots with Anglo-Saxon oaths, birthing York's Jorvik bustle, while Varangians muscled into Rus' rivers, guarding emperors with greataxes in Miklagard's halls. Yet cracks showed-Christian crosses creeping into pagan amulets, Stamford Bridge's 1066 bloodbath clipping their wings. Feuds festered back home, jarls jostling for thrones amid blood eagles and holmgangs, till the age faded like a fjord fog. This book's your longship ride through the rush, no frills, just the salt-sting of sea kings who sailed history's edges.
By the 11th century's close, Vikings morphed into Normans storming Hastings or merchants melting into the mix, their runes rubbed smooth by time. But echoes endure: in English words like "ransack" or "berserk," in DNA trails from Orkney to Oklahoma. Crack this if you're chasing the why behind the war cries-a haul of horn mead myths and mud-boot facts that prove these Northmen weren't legends; they were the storm that stirred the pot.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
184
Release Date:
2025-11-05
Publication Date:
2025-11-12
Publisher:
De Fryske Wrâld
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
3565080949
ISBN13:
9783565080946
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
1
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
276 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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