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Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation
Sverre Bagge
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Description for Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Christianity and European-style monarchy--the cross and the scepter--were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. Cross and Scepter is a concise history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation, written by Scandinavia's leading medieval historian. Sverre Bagge shows how the rise of the three kingdoms not only changed the face of Scandinavia, but also helped make the territorial state the standard political unit in Western Europe. He describes Scandinavia's momentous conversion to Christianity and the creation of church and monarchy there, and ... Read more
Christianity and European-style monarchy--the cross and the scepter--were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. Cross and Scepter is a concise history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation, written by Scandinavia's leading medieval historian. Sverre Bagge shows how the rise of the three kingdoms not only changed the face of Scandinavia, but also helped make the territorial state the standard political unit in Western Europe. He describes Scandinavia's momentous conversion to Christianity and the creation of church and monarchy there, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691169088
SKU
V9780691169088
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About Sverre Bagge
Sverre Bagge is professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Bergen in Norway. His books include Kings, Politics, and the Right Order of the World in German Historiography.
Reviews for Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation
Bagge, one of the world's pre-eminent medieval historians, offers an introductory survey of early Scandinavian history that will be a welcome addition in the classroom... Insightful, in-depth, and authoritative ... Bagge's scholarly work will be of great use to those with interest in this oft-forgotten civilization.
Publishers Weekly Using clear language and avoiding narrowly academic concerns, Cross and Scepter ... Read more
Publishers Weekly Using clear language and avoiding narrowly academic concerns, Cross and Scepter ... Read more