From a distinguished archaeologist, the definitive history of the Vikings-from arts and culture to politics and cosmology.
"A thrilling read." -Wall Street Journal
The Viking Age saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval writers, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more.
Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence,?Children of Ash and Elm?tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, and beliefs to the lands and peoples they encountered. From Eirìk Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudrìd Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world,?Children of Ash and Elm?is a remarkable history of the Vikings and their time.
| ISBN: | 9780465096985 |
| Publication date: | 25th August 2020 |
| Author: | Neil S Price |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 624 pages |
| Genres: |
European history |
From a distinguished archaeologist, the definitive history of the Vikings-from arts and culture to politics and cosmology.
"A thrilling read." -Wall Street Journal
The Viking Age saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval writers, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more.
Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence,?Children of Ash and Elm?tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, and beliefs to the lands and peoples they encountered. From Eirìk Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudrìd Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world,?Children of Ash and Elm?is a remarkable history of the Vikings and their time.
Children of Ash and Elm features in the following genres: European history
Children of Ash and Elm is available in Hardback
Children of Ash and Elm was written by Neil S Price and published by Basic Books
Children of Ash and Elm has 624 pages