Varangian Problems
Author | : Knud Hannestad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Knud Hannestad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Travel |
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Author | : Line Bjerg |
Publisher | : Aarhus Universitetsforlag |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2013-12-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 8771244255 |
With a multidisciplinary approach by archaeologists, historians and related sciences by leading scholars from England, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, USA and the Scandinavian and Baltic countries, this anthology examines the cross cultural ties between the Baltic and the Black Sea Area from Late Antiquity through the Viking Age to the Middle Ages. With articles ranging from the lively exchange between Southern Scandinavia and the Goths in the Pontic Area in Late Antiquity, to the famous Varangian Guard consisting of Scandinavians at the Royal Court in Byzantine in the Late Viking Age, the book provides an overview of important sources and new research into the significance of long range relations and cross cultural interaction between Scandinavia, the Slavic lands and the Black Sea Region.
Author | : Knud Hannestad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stuart G. Yates |
Publisher | : Next Chapter |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2022-01-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
In the new Rome, duplicity and death reign supreme. It's the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine Empire dominates the world. Within the walls of its great capital, Constantinople, treachery, debauchery and power politics are part of the lives of the ruling elite. Thrust into this mix is the Viking adventurer, Harald Hardrada. In the court of the deranged emperor, Michael the Fifth, danger lurks at every turn, and Harald soon becomes a pawn in the various factions' thirst for power. Can he survive this dangerous place, and turn his mind towards regaining what is rightfully his?
Author | : Gwyn Jones |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Civilization, Viking |
ISBN | : 9780192801340 |
A look at the ancient Scandinavian peoples.
Author | : Sverrir Jakobsson |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2020-10-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3030537978 |
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 peoples in the East.
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Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1970 |
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Author | : Alexander Valentinovich Riasanovsky |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Normans |
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Author | : Kurt Villads Jensen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 642 |
Release | : 2016-10-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317156692 |
This book is the first to compare Denmark and Portugal systematically in the High Middle Ages and demonstrates how the two countries became strong kingdoms and important powers internationally by their participation in the crusading movement. Communication in the Middle Ages was better developed than often assumed and institutions, ideas, and military technology was exchanged rapidly, meaning it was possible to coordinate great military expeditions across the geographical periphery of Western Europe. Both Denmark and Portugal were closely connected to the sea and developed strong fleets, at the entrance to the Baltic and in the Mediterranean Seas respectively. They also both had religious borders, to the pagan Wends and to the Muslims, that were pushed forward in almost continuous crusades throughout the centuries. Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.
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Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1970 |
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