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In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to life for twenty-first-century students and instructors. The diversity of the Viking era is revealed through the remarkable range and variety of sources presented as well as the geographical and chronological coverage of the readings. The third edition has been reorganized into fifteen chapters. Many new sources have been added, including material on gender and warrior women, and a completely new final chapter traces the continuing cultural influence of the Vikings to the present day into the twenty-first century. The use of visual material has been expanded significantly, and updated maps illustrate historical developments throughout the Viking Age. The NorseEnglish translations of Norse texts, many of them new to this collection, are straightforward and easily accessible, while chapter introductions contextualize the readings. The big add to this edition is the final chapter on Viking Resurrections which is about the use and misuse of Viking history throughout various centuries. This chapter is intended to mimic the final chapter in the C

Author

Angus A. Somerville, R. Andrew McDonald, Russell Andrew McDonald

Publisher

University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781487570491

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Humanities