Early Kings of Norway

A fascinating look at some of the early Viking kings, such as Óláfr Tryggvason (Olaf the First), and Knut den Mektige (C

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English Pages 80 pages Year 2018;2012

Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the k

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This volume includes the first complete translation of a thirteenth-century vernacular history of Norway from the ninth

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This volume includes the first complete translation of a thirteenth-century vernacular history of Norway from the ninth

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The book uses sagas and legal texts to re-examine the relations between mediaeval Icelanders and the Norwegian kings. It

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The book takes a new look at the archaeological and literary evidence and focuses on the fragmenting Diocese, provincial

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Often lacking the clear episodic structure of folktales about talking animals and magic objects, legends grow from retel

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A distinguished one-volume history of Norway, from the Vikings through the Resistance of World War II. "Full, objec

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Looks at Norway as an instance of the ideals and the realities which more than thirty nations have united to defend and

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