Northmen: The Viking Saga 793-1241

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Northmen: The Viking Saga 793-1241
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Haywood
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781800240827
ClassificationsDewey:948.022
Audience
General
Edition Reissue
Illustrations 8pp col illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Head of Zeus
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publication Date 4 June 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Haywood's lucid explanations of the cultures of the Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians are vital to understanding the motivations for their movements' KIRKUS REVIEWS. The violent and predatory society of Dark Age Scandinavia left a unique impact on the history of medieval Europe. From their chill northern fastness, Norse warriors, explorers and merchants raided, traded, and settled across wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic from the late 8th to the mid-11th century. Northmen narrates their story focusing on places where key events were played out, from the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 to the murder in Iceland in 1241 of the saga-writer Snorri Sturluson. Such episodes are fascinating in themselves, but also shed crucial light on the nature of Viking activity - its causes, effects, and the reasons for its decline. In 800 the Scandinavians were barbarians in longships bent on plunder and rapine; by 1200, their homelands were an integral part of Latin Christendom. John Haywood tells, in authoritative but compellingly readable fashion, the extraordinary story of the Viking Age.

Author Biography

John Haywood was educated at the universities of Lancaster, Cambridge and Copenhagen. He is an expert on the history of Dark Age Europe. His authorial credits include The New Atlas of World History (T&H ) and The Penguin Atlas of the Vikings.

Reviews

Haywood has made this period of history accessible to all * All About History * Haywood's lucid explanations of the cultures of the Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians are vital to understanding the motivations for their movements * Kirkus Reviews * Fascinating and authoritative * The Westmorland Gazette * Looks at the evolution of civilisations in Scandinavia, with a sprinkling of mythology thrown in for good measure... A full picture of the Viking Age' * History of War *