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LEADER: 01988cam a2200337 i 4500
001 2014047662
003 DLC
005 20150906215649.0
008 150421s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014047662
020 $a9781138020764 (hardback : alkaline paper)
020 $a9781138020795 (paperback : alkaline paper)
020 $z9781315708331 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aev-----
050 00 $aDL65$b.J468 2015
082 00 $a948/.022$223
100 1 $aJesch, Judith,$d1954-$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe Viking diaspora /$cJudith Jesch.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2015.
300 $axiv, 230 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aThe medieval world
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 204-224) and index.
520 $a"The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East, in the period known as the Viking Age as a form of 'diaspora'. It concentrates on the connectedness between migrants and both their homelands and regions within the diaspora, particularly through language, naming customs and in traditional stories and poems. Rather than the movements of armies, it considers the movements of people, and on the linguistic and cultural effects of those population movements. Providing a broad survey of the Viking Age and its aftermath, the book draws evidence from a wide range of sources that will interest students and academics"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aVikings and their ages : definitions and evidence -- The Viking world : geography and environment -- The Viking diaspora -- Gender and family -- Cults, beliefs and myths -- Networks and identities.
650 0 $aVikings$xHistory.
650 0 $aCivilization, Viking.