Children of ash and elm : a history of the Vikings / Neil Price.
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TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2020Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 599 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780465096985Other title: Children of ash & elm | History of the VikingsSubject(s): Vikings | Northmen | Civilization, Viking | Viking antiquitiesDDC classification: 948/.022 LOC classification: DL65 | .P68 2020Summary: "The Viking Age--between 750 and 1050--saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they reshaped the world between eastern North America and the Asian steppe. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology, their art and culture. From Bj�orn Ironside, who led an expedition to sack Rome, to Gudrid Thorbjarnard�ottir, the most traveled woman in the world, Price shows us the real Vikings, not the caricatures they've become in popular culture and history"--Provided by publisher.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 948/PRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500060695 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Kirkus Starred, March 2020
Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2020
"The Viking Age--between 750 and 1050--saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they reshaped the world between eastern North America and the Asian steppe. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology, their art and culture. From Bj�orn Ironside, who led an expedition to sack Rome, to Gudrid Thorbjarnard�ottir, the most traveled woman in the world, Price shows us the real Vikings, not the caricatures they've become in popular culture and history"--Provided by publisher.
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