| International Standard Book Number |
1541603044
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781541603042
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| Personal Name |
Price, Neil, author.
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| Title Statement |
The sea-king and the sorceress : life and death in the Viking age / Neil Price.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Life and death in the Viking age
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| Varying Form of Title |
Viking age
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| Edition Statement |
First US edition.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Basic Books, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xv, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.
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| General Note |
Originally published in 2026 by Allen Lane in Great Britian.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-397) and index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"For centuries, Vikings have been stereotyped as brutish and violent pillagers. But now, based on the latest archaeological research, preeminent scholar Neil Price reveals the true diversity and individuality of the Viking Age. From an arctic hunter to a woman of Persian ancestry; from a Sámi nomad to a bear endowed with personhood; from Viking raiders to Rus' river traders; from sorceresses to shape-shifters; from immigrants to diplomats; from followers of many gods, to the worshippers of one; from settlers to farmers--as we meet all these and many more, Price enlists the full range of modern archaeological knowledge to reconstruct Norse lives in personal detail, presenting a new and complex image of the Viking Age. Taking the reader from Greenland to Greece and across three centuries, Price demonstrates that Vikings--in all of their heterogeneity--were both surprisingly similar to us today, and also thrillingly strange."--Amazon.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Vikings.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Civilization, Viking.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Viking antiquities.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Vikings Social life and customs.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Northmen.
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