{"product_id":"xivthe-viking-age-a-reader-fourth-edition-paperback-softback-9781487550059","title":"XIVThe Viking Age; A Reader, Fourth Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487550059","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eXIVThe Viking Age\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reader, Fourth Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAngus A. Somerville (Author), R. Andrew McDonald (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487550059\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e576 pages, 22 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Viking Age\u003c\/em\u003e provides an extensive deep dive into the world of the Vikings, spanning from the eighth and ninth centuries to the present, while also featuring key scholarly interpretations from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Building on the structure and content of previous editions, nearly every chapter has been reworked and expanded, with the addition of an entirely new chapter on commerce and trade. This edition broadens the range of materials while preserving the innovations of earlier editions and advancing them in new directions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Viking Age\u003c\/em\u003e, readers are submerged in a comprehensive exploration of the Viking era, covering essential topics such as the role of women in Viking society, the significance of slavery in the Viking economy, commerce and trade, the use of Arabic sources, Viking religion, fertility gods, guardian spirits, the exploits of the Norse kings of Man and the Isles, the importance of Scandinavian and maritime law, the enduring legacy of the Vikings, and more. This extensively revised edition ultimately brings the Vikings and their world to life for twenty-first-century students and instructors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The Scandinavian Homelands\u003cbr\u003e2. Scandinavian Society\u003cbr\u003e3. Early Religion and Belief\u003cbr\u003e4. Gender in the Viking Age\u003cbr\u003e5. Viking Warriors and Their Weapons\u003cbr\u003e6. Fjord-Serpents: Viking Ships\u003cbr\u003e7. “Sudden and Unforeseen Attacks of Northmen”\u003cbr\u003e8. “The Heathens Stayed”: Campaigns, Conquests, and Settlements\u003cbr\u003e9. Into the Western Ocean: The Faeroes, Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland\u003cbr\u003e10. Austrveg: The Viking Road to the East\u003cbr\u003e11. “Going from Land to Land on Trading Voyages”: Merchants and Trade\u003cbr\u003e12. From Odin to Christ\u003cbr\u003e13. State-Building at Home and Abroad\u003cbr\u003e14. The End of the Viking Age\u003cbr\u003e15. Reawakening Angantyr\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources \u003cbr\u003eIndex of Topics\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Authors and Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670812061976,"sku":"9781487550059","price":34.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/xivthe-viking-age-a-reader-fourth-edition-paperback-softback-9781487550059","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}