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A Viking Way of Life
Steven P. Ashby
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Description for A Viking Way of Life
Paperback. An engaging look at life in the Viking Age. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 426.
The Viking Age was a world very different to our own: a world of violence and magic, swords and slaves. However, there was of course a much more ordinary, everyday side to life. People made things and traded them; they tended crops and livestock; they cooked and looked after their homes; they drank, gambled and went to market. Much has been written about key historical events in the Viking period, but it is time to take a closer look at the day-to-day activities of ordinary people. This book is about life in the Viking Age, explored through one of its ... Read more
The Viking Age was a world very different to our own: a world of violence and magic, swords and slaves. However, there was of course a much more ordinary, everyday side to life. People made things and traded them; they tended crops and livestock; they cooked and looked after their homes; they drank, gambled and went to market. Much has been written about key historical events in the Viking period, but it is time to take a closer look at the day-to-day activities of ordinary people. This book is about life in the Viking Age, explored through one of its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445601526
SKU
V9781445601526
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Ref
99-20
About Steven P. Ashby
Dr Steven P. Ashby is a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York and specialises in the Viking Age. He has a particular interest in the organisation of craft and industry, and in the rituals of day-to-day life, and publishes numerous articles on the subject. He lives in York.
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