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Side 171
The richly furnished graves of chieftains, warriors, merchants, and their
womenfolk have been excavated, to reveal the high standard of living here in the
ninth and tenth centuries. In the grave illustrated (Birka 581) a fighting man has
been laid ...
The richly furnished graves of chieftains, warriors, merchants, and their
womenfolk have been excavated, to reveal the high standard of living here in the
ninth and tenth centuries. In the grave illustrated (Birka 581) a fighting man has
been laid ...
Side 173
Birka is an example of this at a later stage of history. It is clear that it could not
have come into being without royal approval. The island is small and thinly
populated, and situated between the great royal estates of Uppland and
Soderman- land.
Birka is an example of this at a later stage of history. It is clear that it could not
have come into being without royal approval. The island is small and thinly
populated, and situated between the great royal estates of Uppland and
Soderman- land.
Side 449
970, 173-4, 265 », l°ss of Russian trade, 174, 265 ; cessation of kufic silver, 7,
174, 265 ; incidence of kufic coins in Birka graves, 265 and* Birka necklace,
description of, 172; picture of, Plate 16 Bjarkamal, a heroic poem, said to have
been ...
970, 173-4, 265 », l°ss of Russian trade, 174, 265 ; cessation of kufic silver, 7,
174, 265 ; incidence of kufic coins in Birka graves, 265 and* Birka necklace,
description of, 172; picture of, Plate 16 Bjarkamal, a heroic poem, said to have
been ...
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Brukerevaluering - Steve.Bivans - LibraryThingThis is a very good overview of the Viking Age. I have used it as a textbook for a couple of college courses. My one critique is that Jones chose to break up the chronology a bit too much, in order to ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - C.Art - LibraryThingA good primer for learning about the vikings. One will find it to general if they have done much study on the subject. Les hele vurderingen
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A History of the Vikings. [Illustr.] |
| Forfatter | Gwyn Jones |
| Utgiver | Oxford U.P., 1968 |
| Original fra | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisert | 1. jul 2008 |
| Lengde | 504 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |