. . . . . . . . . . . "The Viking age a reader" . . . . "Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, and tracing the astonishing development of the Viking age from the first foreign raids to the rise and fall of empires, this comprehensive reader is essential to an understanding of Viking history. Chroniclers record European horror in the face of the Viking onslaught. An Arab diplomat gives a gripping account of an encounter with Norsemen in Russia. Great warriors and kings of the period are heralded in Skaldic poetry. With unusual power, saga literature narrates the lives of Norse women and men at home and abroad. Brief introductions contextualize the translations and all unfamiliar terms are explained in the body of the text, making this an extremely readable and user-friendly introduction to the Viking age." . . . . . . . . . "Uitgebreide geschiedenis van het volk van de Noormannen, die de zeeën bevoeren en in de Middeleeuwen West-Europa plunderden en deels overheersten." . . . . . . "Electronic books" . . . . "Quelle" . . "Sources" . "The Viking age : a reader" . . . . . . "History" . "Vikingen" . . "Civilización vikinga." . . "Wikinger" . . "Normannen." . . "Vikings Moyen âge." . . "Wikinger." . . "Civilisation viking Sources" . . "Civilisation viking Sources." . "Vikings." . . . . "Vikingos Fuentes." . . "Normands Sources" . . "Normands Sources." . "Vikings Histoire Sources." . . "Vikings Sources." . . "Northmen Sources." . . "Civilization, Viking Sources." . . "Vikings Moeurs et coutumes." . . "Normannen." . .