A History of the Vikings. [Illustr.]Includes settlement of Iceland and Greenland and voyages to America. |
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It would take him almost as iong again to sight the east coast of Greenland about
eighty miles north of Cape Farewell. Now he must head south-west and reach the
west coast of Greenland either by rounding the Cape or by threading Prins ...
It would take him almost as iong again to sight the east coast of Greenland about
eighty miles north of Cape Farewell. Now he must head south-west and reach the
west coast of Greenland either by rounding the Cape or by threading Prins ...
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westwards to colonize Greenland and light upon the eastern coast of North
America— and of all viking achievements it was this last which has most strongly
impressed itself upon our modern imagination. Effectively the story begins in 982,
...
westwards to colonize Greenland and light upon the eastern coast of North
America— and of all viking achievements it was this last which has most strongly
impressed itself upon our modern imagination. Effectively the story begins in 982,
...
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The voyage made in 1267 as far north as Melville Bay now sounds even more
remarkable than at its first mention. For the growing cold was making sea-
passages more hazardous — and had led to the reappearance on the west coast
of the ...
The voyage made in 1267 as far north as Melville Bay now sounds even more
remarkable than at its first mention. For the growing cold was making sea-
passages more hazardous — and had led to the reappearance on the west coast
of the ...
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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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From the Beginnings to the Age of Migrations | 17 |
The Legendary History of the Swedes and the Danes | 34 |
Diversity and Unity | 59 |
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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 |