The Vikings and Their Age

Description

“The Vikings and Their Age offers a quick overview of the chronology and major themes of the Viking period. Written in an accessible manner, it also provides a great introduction to some of the most interesting and significant figures in Viking lore, such as Harald Bluetooth, Eirik the Red, Leif Eiriksson, and Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir, a female Viking traveller. Insights and evidence from such diverse disciplines as archaeology, philology, linguistics, and genetics are provided.

• Author: Angus A. Somerville, Russell Andrew McDonald
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Published: 2013-01-01
• Pages: 177
• ISBN-13: 9781442605220