In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created an unrivalled cultural network that spanned four continents. Adventurers, farmers, traders, conquerors and sailors, the Vikings were both peaceful and fierce, fighting or bargaining their way through as far as Constantinople in the East, North America and Greenland in the North, the British Isles in the West as well as into the Mediterranean. Throughout their existence, the Vikings encountered a remarkable diversity of peoples and inhabited an expansive and changing ...
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In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created an unrivalled cultural network that spanned four continents. Adventurers, farmers, traders, conquerors and sailors, the Vikings were both peaceful and fierce, fighting or bargaining their way through as far as Constantinople in the East, North America and Greenland in the North, the British Isles in the West as well as into the Mediterranean. Throughout their existence, the Vikings encountered a remarkable diversity of peoples and inhabited an expansive and changing world. This beautifully illustrated book explores the core period of the Viking Age from a global perspective, examining how the Vikings drew influences from Christian Europe and the Islamic World and how they created a lasting historical impact on our world today. Highlighting an extraordinary range of objects and featuring new discoveries by archaeologists and metal-detector users, the cultural connections between Europe, Byzantium and the Middle East are explored in absorbing detail. Vikings: life and legend is published to complement a major exhibition developed jointly by the British Museum, the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen and the Museum for Prehistory and Early History, Berlin.
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Good Condition in Good jacket. 9780714123363. European History. Good+/Good+ 1st ed 2014 British Museum hardback, unclipped DJ, profusely illustrated high quality edition. 1 inch tear to top rear corner of DJ, 1cm scuff to top front of spine with area of loss to DJ at this point, light scratches and indents to jacket with mild corner pushing to boards, a little inky residue to inside rear cover and rear end-paper, bright and unmarked. Size: 25 x 3 x 29.5 cm. 288 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; European History; ISBN: 0714123366. ISBN/EAN: 9780714123363. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 083294.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Closed tear to jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. 288 pages: color illustrations, color maps; 29 cm. In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created an unrivalled cultural network that spanned four continents. Adventurers, farmers, traders, conquerors and sailors, the Vikings were both peaceful and fierce, fighting or bargaining their way through as far as Constantinople in the East, North America and Greenland in the North, the British Isles in the West as well as into the Mediterranean. This book explores the core period of the Viking age from a global perspective, examining how the Vikings drew influences from Christian Europe and the Islamic world and how they created a lasting historical impact on our world today. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Very Good in Good + jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Heavily illustrated in color. With a bibliography and index. 288 pages. 4to. Hardcover. The dust jacket has two short closed tears. Very Good/Good +.