John Haywood

Northmen (eBook, ePUB)

The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings-a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in Christendom.

In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their power meant little more than the ability to pillage and plunder, which they did to bolster their status at home. But as these Norse warriors left their strongholds to trade, raid, and settle across wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic, their violent and predatory culture left a unique imprint on medieval history. The twist that no one predicted, however, was a much slower, insidious takeover than any the Vikings would execute, and by a turn of the tide, they themselves became its target. For as they made their mark on Europe, Europe made its mark on them. By the year 1200, what remained of the Vikings' pagan origins floated beneath the surface and the strong, strange territories of the north had become a part of Latin Christendom.

Northmen is there to tell the tale, to pay homage to what was lost and celebrate what was won. Focusing on key events, including the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, medieval history expert John Haywood recounts the saga of the Viking Age, from the creation of the world through to the dwindling years of halfhearted raids and elegiac storytelling in the thirteenth century. He does so with meticulous research, engaging narrative, and sensitivity for his subject, shedding light and blood along the way.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781250106155
• Artikelnr.: 44850578

Autorenporträt

John Haywood

Inhaltsangabe

Maps
Preface
Introduction
1 Thule, Nydam and Gamla Uppsala: The Origin of the Vikings
2 Lindisfarne, Athelney and York: The Vikings in England 789-954
3 Dorestad, Paris and Rouen: The Vikings in Francia 799-939
4 Iona, Dunkeld and Orkney: The Vikings in Scotland 795-1064
5 Dublin and Cashel: The Vikings in Ireland 795-1014
6 Seville and Luni: The Vikings in Spain and the Mediterranean 844-61
7 Kiev, Constantinople and Bolghar: The Vikings in Eastern Europe to 1041
8 Thingvellir, Brattahlid and L'Anse aux Meadows: The Norse in the North
Atlantic 835-1000
9 Maldon, London and Stamford Bridge: England's Second Viking Age 978-1085
10 Hedeby, Jelling and Stiklestad: The Scandinavian Kingdoms to 1100
11 Palermo, Jerusalem and Tallinn: From Viking to Crusader
12 Largs, Reykholt and Hvalsey: The Viking Twilight
Chronology
Index of Viking Kings and Rulers c. 800-1100