Author: Loren Auerbach
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Through a combination of archaeological artifacts and early writings, historians have recovered much of a lifestyle and philosophy that once rivaled those of Greece and Rome. Even today the names of figures from northern mythology, from Odin and Thor to the Valkyries, have not lost their power to excite the imagination. Richly illustrated.
Sagas of the Norsemen
Author: Loren Auerbach
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Through a combination of archaeological artifacts and early writings, historians have recovered much of a lifestyle and philosophy that once rivaled those of Greece and Rome. Even today the names of figures from northern mythology, from Odin and Thor to the Valkyries, have not lost their power to excite the imagination. Richly illustrated.
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Through a combination of archaeological artifacts and early writings, historians have recovered much of a lifestyle and philosophy that once rivaled those of Greece and Rome. Even today the names of figures from northern mythology, from Odin and Thor to the Valkyries, have not lost their power to excite the imagination. Richly illustrated.
The Norsemen
Author: Virginia Schomp
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761425489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
"A retelling of several key early Scandinavian myths, with backround information describing the history, geography, belief system, and customs of the Norse World"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761425489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
"A retelling of several key early Scandinavian myths, with backround information describing the history, geography, belief system, and customs of the Norse World"--Provided by publisher.
Stories of the Norsemen
Myths of the Norsemen
Author: Alan Langford
Publisher: Puffin Classics
ISBN: 9780241735411
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Myths of the Norsemen. The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin's wanderings, Thor's hammer, the death of Bakkur, the vision of Ragnarok - tales which have been told since time immemorial - are given a fresh life in this version, written as one continuous exciting adventure story.
Publisher: Puffin Classics
ISBN: 9780241735411
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Myths of the Norsemen. The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin's wanderings, Thor's hammer, the death of Bakkur, the vision of Ragnarok - tales which have been told since time immemorial - are given a fresh life in this version, written as one continuous exciting adventure story.
Stories of the Norsemen
The Norsemen in the West
Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 2322437603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating turmoil and peace with indigenous people--all sprinkled with delightful and humorous stories of day-to-day life surrounding the first European ground breaking in America. The Norsemen in the West carries readers back nearly a thousand years in time, to the days of Leif Ericsson and the early settlements of the seafaring Norsemen. Journey from the shores of Greenland to earliest-recorded America, a plentiful land of lush forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers and abundant fish and game.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 2322437603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating turmoil and peace with indigenous people--all sprinkled with delightful and humorous stories of day-to-day life surrounding the first European ground breaking in America. The Norsemen in the West carries readers back nearly a thousand years in time, to the days of Leif Ericsson and the early settlements of the seafaring Norsemen. Journey from the shores of Greenland to earliest-recorded America, a plentiful land of lush forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers and abundant fish and game.
The Norsemen in the West
Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
A Historical Sketch of the Discovery of America by the Norsemen
Author: R. Anderson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382501317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382501317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The Norsemen in the New World
Author: Louis Harry Roddis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Norsemen in the Viking Age
Author: Eric Christiansen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470692766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived. Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470692766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived. Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.