The Varangians: in god's holy fire

This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. A comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultu...

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1. Verfasser: Sverrir Jakobsson 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cham, Switzerland palgrave macmillan [2020]
Schriftenreihe:New approaches to Byzantine history and culture
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Zusammenfassung:This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. A comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and its successor states, the early kingdoms of the Rus and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms. A key element in the history of the Rus and the Varangians is the fashioning of identities and how different cultures define themselves in comparison and contrast with the other. This book offers a fresh and engaging view of these medieval sources, and a thorough reassessment of established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian people in the East
Beschreibung:xviii, 212 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9783030537968
303053796X

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