The Norsemen in the Viking Age

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.<br /><br />Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories.<br /><br />Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples.<br /><br />Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence.