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Loading... Chronicles of the Vikings: Records, Memorials, and Myths (1995)by R. I. Page
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Through translations of their surviving writings, the Vikings speak directly to the modern reader in this book, revealing much of their everyday feelings and concerns. The Vikings are shown as they saw themselves, portrayed in their own writings or in the reports of people who knew them closely. This book comprises of a series of translations from primary sources: runic inscriptions left behind by the Vikings, poems of their official skalds (literary works that entertained them), the few prose historical accounts that derive direct from the Vikings, and eyewitness reports of how the northern peoples lived. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)948.022History and Geography Europe Fenno-Scandinavia Consolidation; Migration 801-1397 Viking PeriodLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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