Dragon lords: the history and legends of Viking England

"Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more nuanced, stories; and these hidden...

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1. Verfasser: Parker, Eleanor Catherine 1986- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Bloomsbury Academic [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:"Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more nuanced, stories; and these hidden tales paint a picture very different from the ferocious pillagers of popular repute"--
Beschreibung:xii, 267 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte
ISBN:9781350165359