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Vikings: Life and Legend

Contributor(s): Williams, Gareth (Editor), Pentz, Peter (Editor), Wemhoff, Matthias (Editor), Queen Margrethe of Denmark (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9780801479427

Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Pub Date: February 20, 2014

Dewey: 948.022

LCCN: 2013042824

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.10" H x 11.30" L x 9.60" W ( 3.65 lbs) 288 pages

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Description: This book explores Viking culture from a global perspective, examining the influences of their varied contacts from around the world and how Viking Scandinavia drew from both Christian Europe and the Islamic world.

Brief description:

Gareth Williams is Curator of Early Medieval Coins at the British Museum.

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A beautiful, accessible book, with strong interpretive narration that will be enjoyed by Viking enthusiasts, medievalists, artists interested in material culture, and newcomers to the subject.

-- "Library Journal"

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