Bibliograph

The wolf age, the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the battle for the North Sea Empire, Tore Skeie ; translated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough

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Label

The wolf age, the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the battle for the North Sea Empire, Tore Skeie ; translated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-378)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wolf age

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1338673644

Responsibility statement

Tore Skeie ; translated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough

Sub title

the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the battle for the North Sea Empire

Summary

"The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English, The Wolf Age reframes the struggle for a North Sea empire and puts readers in the mindset of Vikings, providing new insight into their goals, values, and what they chose to live and die for. Tore Skeie (Norway's Most Important Young Historian) takes readers on a thrilling journey through the bloody shared history of England and Scandinavia, and on across early medieval Europe, from the wild Norwegian fjords to the wealthy cities of Muslim Andalusia. Warfare, plotting, backstabbing and bribery abound as Skeie skillfully weaves sagas and skaldic poetry with breathless dramatization as he entertainingly brings the world of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons to vivid life. In the eleventh century, the rulers of the lands surrounding the North Sea are all hungry for power. To get power they need soldiers, to get soldiers they need silver, and to get silver there is no better way than war and plunder. This vicious cycle draws all the lands of the north into a brutal struggle for supremacy and survival that will shatter kingdoms and forge an empire..."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1241 -- A regime facing ruin -- The warrior's good life -- Fire and smoke -- Midgard -- hviti kristr -- To Norway -- Broad ancestral lands -- Two kingdoms -- The great -- Silver coins for the king's headChapter overview -- Overview of persons -- 1241 -- A regime facing ruin -- The warrior's good life -- Fire and smoke -- Midgard -- hvíti kristr -- To Norway -- Broad ancestral lands -- Two kingdoms -- The Great -- Silver coins for the king's head -- Chronology -- Afterword

Target audience

adult

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