Ingimund's Saga: Viking Wirral 2016 - Couverture souple

Harding, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908258306 ISBN 13 : 9781908258304

Editeur : University of Chester Press, 2016

Synopsis

Around 1,100 years ago a group of Viking settlers from Scandinavia arrived somewhere between Þorsteinnstún (Thurstaston) and Melar (Meols) on the shores of north Wirral a small peninsula lying between the Rivers Dee and Mersey having been driven out of Ireland. This initiated a mass migration of their fellow countrymen into the area and soon they had established a community with a clearly defined border, its own leader,its own language, a trading port, and at its centre a place of assembly or government the Thing at Þingvollr (Thingwall). This community was answerable to nobody else: the English, the Welsh, the Dublin Norse, the Isle of Man, Iceland, and not even Norway. The Wirral-Norse settlement therefore satisfied all the criteria of an independent, self-governing Viking state albeit a mini one! This book, written by Wirral-exile and scientist Steve Harding, is about these people,why they left Scandinavia, where they settled, their religion and their possible pastimes. Wirral was also probably witness to one of the greatest battles in the history of the British Isles - Brunanburh. The third edition of this highly popular book has been updated to incorporate the identification of the mysterious Dingesmere in the Battle, the importance and relation of Wirral to the wider Viking Commonwealth, including the Isle of Man, North Wales, Scotland and Ireland, together with the results from the Wirral and West Lancashire Viking DNA project, where up to 50% of the DNA of men from old Wirral and West Lancashire families appeared to be Scandinavian in origin.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steve Harding (born Wallasey 1955), a Doctor of Science (DSc)from the University of Oxford, crosses the boundaries between Science and History. Trained by the man who discovered the bonds (hydrogen bonds) that hold DNA together (J.M. Creeth, 1924 2010), he instigated the DNA survey of NW England looking for Viking ancestry in the old population, working with colleagues at Leicester University and engaging heavily with the public and heritage organisations. He is a member of the Saving the Oseberg Viking Ship research team, contributing his expertise in complex carbohydrates in helping save one of Norway s national treasures. Working with Mike McCartney and the Wirral Learning Grid he set up the Schools website Vikings in Wirral where youngsters interact with Ingimund, depicted as a cartoon character who takes them through the science and history behind the study of Vikings. The site was highly acclaimed by the Times Education Supplement. Other recent books include In Search of Vikings (with colleagues David Griffiths and Elizabeth Royles) and Viking DNA (with Mark Jobling and Turi King). He has appeared on many TV and radio programmes and in 2011 King Harald V of Norway made him Ridder 1. Klasse den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden Knight of the First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chester Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908258306
• ISBN 13: 9781908258304
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 249
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible