The Viking Age: Ireland and the West: Papers from the Proceedings of the Fifteenth Viking Congress, Cork, 18-25 August 2005 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1846821010 ISBN 13 : 9781846821011

Editeur : Four Courts Press Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

This book comprises papers by Irish and overseas scholars on aspects of the Viking Age relating to Ireland and the western Viking world. The contributions focus on Viking-age archaeology, history, linguistics, literature, numismatics, placenames, and runology. The major themes explored in the book include: Viking-age Ireland, the colonization of the North Atlantic, weapons and warfare, and the development of urbanism. Based on the XVth Viking Congress, which took place in Cork in 2005, this publication may be regarded as a quinennial review of Viking Studies by its leading proponents.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Four Courts Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846821010
• ISBN 13: 9781846821011
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 640
• Éditeur: Sheehan John, O Corrain Donnchadh
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible