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Daily Life of the Vikings
Kirsten Wolf
ISBN: 0-313-32269-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32269-3
208 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Discount Price: $27.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Though infamous for their violent marauding, Vikings were but one part of the complex Scandinavian culture from which they emerged. This excellent and intimate study goes beyond the rumors of the fury of the Northmen, into the prosaic realities of the greater Scandinavian community, and is ideal for readers who want to discover the everyday details of living in this dynamic time and place. What were Viking families like? How were slaves treated? Were older people treated well, or regarded with contempt? Exactly how did they manage to travel from Baghdad to Greenland? Author Kirsten Wolf answers all of these questions and many more in this highly readable and informative resource volume, which will be a benefit and pleasure to the student and the general reader alike.

For the reader's convenience, the work is organized into chapters covering all aspects life: domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious. It includes a historical timeline of Viking history, complementary pictures, illustrations, and maps, and a bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Chronology
    Maps
    Introduction: Time and Space
    Domestic Life
    Economic Life
    Intellectual Life
    Material Life
    Political Life
    Recreational Life
    Religious Life
    For Further Reading
About the Author: KIRSTEN WOLF is Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
LCC Class: 948
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