Is there a "Nordic history"? If so, what are its origins, its scope, and its defining features? In this informative volume, scholars from all five Nordic nations tackle a notoriously problematic histo
Fan of the Vikings History Channel show? ? The Last Kingdom? 13th Warrior???Have questions, like:?Who were the Vikings?? • Illiterate, mindless barbarians bent on the destruction of Christendom??
In 1744, Princess Luise Ulrike of Prussia, (1720-82) married Adolf Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp crown prince of Sweden, and seven years later following her husband’s accession to the throne she becam
Who were the Vikings?Did they earn the reputation of remorseless raiders and greedy pirates?Where they more than the mere barbarians and plunderers that history makes them out to be?Find out the truth
A Fascinating Guide to Understanding the Sagas, Gods, Heroes, and Beliefs of the VikingsThis book on Norse Mythology is part of the new series "Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology"
Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with Nordic furniture; we envy their humane social welfare system and their healthy outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; e
Get ready to blast back to the past and discover what life was like as a Viking!When people think about Vikings, things like big ships and helmets with horns may come to mind. But what was it really l
Get ready to blast back to the past and discover what life was like as a Viking!When people think about Vikings, things like big ships and helmets with horns may come to mind. But what was it really l
Centuries following his death, Ragnar Lothbrok's name is still shrouded in mystery and legends. He is said to have been a 9th-century Danish king who battled many great foreign armies. Ragnar was famo
The wild, plundering lives of the Vikings have been fodder for stories and myths for centuries. The terror and destruction they allegedly caused has filled books, movie screens and more. But there is
Here is the dramatic story of Scandinavia – from its earliest Germanic origins and Viking sea raids to its battles for independence and its involvement in World War II. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and S
The Viking shield wall is a famed battle strategy, but what are less well known are the actual techniques used in hand-to-hand combat, duels, and other forms of close-quarter engagements. Based on a c
A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as
