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From Goths to Varangians
| Author | : Line Bjerg |
| Publisher | : Aarhus Universitetsforlag |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2013-12-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 8771244255 |
With a multidisciplinary approach by archaeologists, historians and related sciences by leading scholars from England, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, USA and the Scandinavian and Baltic countries, this anthology examines the cross cultural ties between the Baltic and the Black Sea Area from Late Antiquity through the Viking Age to the Middle Ages. With articles ranging from the lively exchange between Southern Scandinavia and the Goths in the Pontic Area in Late Antiquity, to the famous Varangian Guard consisting of Scandinavians at the Royal Court in Byzantine in the Late Viking Age, the book provides an overview of important sources and new research into the significance of long range relations and cross cultural interaction between Scandinavia, the Slavic lands and the Black Sea Region.
The Varangians
| Author | : Sverrir Jakobsson |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2020-10-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3030537978 |
This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. A comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and its successor states, the early kingdoms of the Rus and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms. A key element in the history of the Rus and the Varangians is the fashioning of identities and how different cultures define themselves in comparison and contrast with the other. This book offers a fresh and engaging view of these medieval sources, and a thorough reassessment of established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian peoples in the East.
Varangian
| Author | : Stuart G. Yates |
| Publisher | : Next Chapter |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2022-01-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
In the new Rome, duplicity and death reign supreme. It's the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine Empire dominates the world. Within the walls of its great capital, Constantinople, treachery, debauchery and power politics are part of the lives of the ruling elite. Thrust into this mix is the Viking adventurer, Harald Hardrada. In the court of the deranged emperor, Michael the Fifth, danger lurks at every turn, and Harald soon becomes a pawn in the various factions' thirst for power. Can he survive this dangerous place, and turn his mind towards regaining what is rightfully his?
A History of the Vikings
| Author | : Gwyn Jones |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 556 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Civilization, Viking |
| ISBN | : 9780192801340 |
A look at the ancient Scandinavian peoples.
The Varangian Question
| Author | : Alexander Valentinovich Riasanovsky |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 62 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : Normans |
| ISBN | : |
Crusading at the Edges of Europe
| Author | : Kurt Villads Jensen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 642 |
| Release | : 2016-10-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1317156692 |
This book is the first to compare Denmark and Portugal systematically in the High Middle Ages and demonstrates how the two countries became strong kingdoms and important powers internationally by their participation in the crusading movement. Communication in the Middle Ages was better developed than often assumed and institutions, ideas, and military technology was exchanged rapidly, meaning it was possible to coordinate great military expeditions across the geographical periphery of Western Europe. Both Denmark and Portugal were closely connected to the sea and developed strong fleets, at the entrance to the Baltic and in the Mediterranean Seas respectively. They also both had religious borders, to the pagan Wends and to the Muslims, that were pushed forward in almost continuous crusades throughout the centuries. Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.
The Early Slavs
| Author | : Paul M. Barford |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 444 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780801439773 |
The final chapter sets the early medieval developments into the perspective of the history and culture of modern Europe. A series of specially compiled maps chart the main cultural changes taking place over six centuries in this relatively unknown part of Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols)
| Author | : Florin Curta |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 1426 |
| Release | : 2019-07-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004395199 |
Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of scholarship on Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages. The goal is to offer an overview of the current state of research and a basic route map for navigating an abundant historiography available in more than 10 different languages. The literature published in English on the medieval history of Eastern Europe—books, chapters, and articles—represents a little more than 11 percent of the historiography. The companion is therefore meant to provide an orientation into the existing literature that may not be available because of linguistic barriers and, in addition, an introductory bibliography in English. Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize, awarded annually by the De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history. The awarding committee commented that the book ‘has an enormous range, and yet is exceptionally scholarly with a fine grasp of detail. Its title points to a general history of eastern Europe, but it is dominated by military episodes which make it of the highest value to anybody writing about war and warmaking in this very neglected area of Europe.’ See inside the book.
The Emergence of Rus 750-1200
| Author | : Simon Franklin |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 473 |
| Release | : 2014-06-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 131787224X |
This eagerly awaited volume, the first of its kind by western scholars, describes the development amongst the diverse inhabitants of the immense landmass between the Carpathians and Urals of a political, economic and social nexus (underpinned by a common culture and, eventually, a common faith), out of which would emerge the future Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The authors explore every aspect of life in Rus, using evidence and the fruits of post-Soviet historiography. They describe the rise of a polity centred on Kiev, the coming of Christianity, and the increasing prosperity of the region even as, with the proliferation of new dynastic centres, the balance of power shifted northwards and westwards. Fractured, violent and transitory though it often is, this is a story of growth and achievement - and a masterly piece of historical synthesis.
