The Viking Age: A Reader, Third Edition (Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures)
ISBN 10: 1487570473 ISBN 13: 9781487570477
Published by University of Toronto Press, 2019
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In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to life for twenty-first-century students and instructors. The diversity of the Viking era is revealed through the remarkable range and variety of sources presented as well as the geographical and chronological coverage of the readings.
The third edition has been reorganized into fifteen chapters. Many sources have been added, including material on gender and warrior women, and a completely new final chapter traces the continuing cultural influence of the Vikings to the present day. The use of visual material has been expanded, and updated maps illustrate historical developments throughout the Viking Age. The English translations of Norse texts, many of them new to this collection, are straightforward and easily accessible, while chapter introductions contextualize the readings.
About the Author:
Angus A. Somerville, now retired, formerly taught Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon at Brock University. Somerville was a contributor to the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.
R. Andrew McDonald is Professor in the Department of History at Brock University.
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Title: The Viking Age: A Reader, Third Edition (...
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Edition: 3rd Edition