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The Viking
by Alan Baker
ISBN: 0471430498
ISBN-13: 9780471430490
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published date: 2004
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Pages: 224
Publisher's Notes
"Oh, Lord, save us from the rage of the Nordic people."
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The Viking
Alan Baker
Wiley. Used - Like New. Great Buy!!!*** Never Used*** May Have a Publisher's Mark~We have over 2,500,000 Books Sold!!! Over 535,000 Feedbacks Posted!!! ( more information) Offered by Smokymtnbooks (United States)
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The Viking
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THE VIKING
Baker, Alan
Wiley - Science Edition,, 2004. Hardcover. New. Brand New, Never Read, Nice Dj, No marks. One moment they were a mere speck on the sea; the next, a murderous force slashing its way into unprotected monasteries and villages; routing proud armies; and pillaging villages and kidnapping innocents. For three centuries, the Vikings rained terror on Europe. As fearsome as these warriors were, however, there was far more to Viking life and culture than battle. The Viking takes you on a fantastic voyage into history, where you'll meet legendary Viking warriors, explorers, kings, and poets. It chronicles the repeated Norse invasions of the British Isles and the European mainland, from the destruction of the Anglo-Celtic monastery at Lindisfarne through the founding of Normandy and the battles of Hastings and Stamford Bridge. 216 pages. ( more information) Offered by Peacock Books (United States)
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The Viking
Alan Baker
Wiley. New. 2004. Hardcover. DL6-110243935; 0.8 . ( more information) Offered by HRS (United States)
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Baker, Alan
Wiley. Hardcover. 0471430498 Brand new! May have a remainder mark and light wear to edges. . Fine. ( more information) Offered by Bradley's Books (United States)
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JOHN WILEY, 2004, NEW HARDCOVER BOOK IN DUST JACKET - UNUSED COPY, ( more information) Offered by A T QUINCY FINE BOOKS (United States)
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The Viking
Baker, Alan
John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Good Plus Hardcover w/light board wear, light shelf soiling to page edges. Text free of notes, binding good. Dust Jacket light rubbing, no large tears. Minor, very faint soil spot, side page edges, outside.Fast Shipping and Free Confirmation on all Domestic Orders! ( more information) Offered by 11 Giles Bookstore (United States)
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Baker, Alan
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THE VIKING
BAKER, Alan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004 CONDITION: NEW 2004 John Wiley hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. "Funeral of a Viking" painting cover art. CONTENT: One moment they were a mere speck on the sea; the next, a murderous force slashing its way into unprotected monasteries and villages; routing proud armies; and pillaging villages and kidnapping innocents. For three centuries, the Vikings rained terror on Europe. As fearsome as these warriors were, however, there was far more to Viking life and culture than battle. Yes, the Vikings were indeed "savage and bloodthirsty conquerors, pillagers and pirates," but they also had a "gentler side," according to this engaging overview of their history and culture. Historian Baker (The Knight and The Gladiator) draws on archaeological studies, numismatics, Norse sagas and shell-shocked medieval chroniclers to give a balanced assessment of the Vikings. He details their weapons and armor, appreciates their fast, sturdy longboats, salutes their fierce fighting style (as epitomized by the berserkers, Vikings whose "rational minds had been obliterated by an animalistic lust for blood" induced, perhaps, by alcohol and hallucinogenic mushrooms), and surveys the "relentless rain of terror and death" they visited on a Europe that dubbed them "the revenge of Satan." But marauding, he contends, was just a sideline (often commuted to extortion payments) to more constructive pursuits like farming, trading and craftsmanship. The Vikings also had an intriguing culture, most evocatively displayed in a long chapter on their distinctive mythology, full of legends about the brutish Thor, the wily Loki, the unreliable Odin and their rather promiscuous goddess consorts. And Baker recounts the great Viking voyages of exploration and colonization to Iceland, Greenland and North America. Still, to set against the Vikings’ mitigating achievements, there was the marauding, not to mention their bizarre funeral customs, which could involve a disturbing fusion of ritual sex and human sacrifice. At the end of Baker’s book, as the Vikings settle down and are Christianized, readers may breathe a sigh of relief to see this colorful civilization pass into history. Questions welcome/scan on request.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. NEW BOOK/New (Brodart). Illus. by B&W Decorations. 216 Pages. History: Scandinavia. ( more information) Offered by pacaritambo books (United States)
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Baker, Alan
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