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Into the Ocean: Vikings, Irish, and Environmental Change in Iceland and the North
Kristjan Ahronson
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Description for Into the Ocean: Vikings, Irish, and Environmental Change in Iceland and the North
Hardback. An interdisciplinary analysis of a subject that has intrigued scholars for generations, Into the Ocean will challenge the assumptions of anyone interested in the Atlantic branch of the Celtic world. Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis). Num Pages: 264 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
That Gaelic monasticism flourished in the early medieval period is well established. The Irish School penetrated large areas of Europe and contemporary authors describe North Atlantic travels and settlements. Across Scotland and beyond, Celtic-speaking communities spread into the wild and windswept north, marking hundreds of Atlantic settlements with carved and rock-cut sculpture. They were followed in the Viking Age by Scandinavians who dominated the Atlantic waters and settled the Atlantic rim. With Into the Ocean, Kristjan Ahronson makes two dramatic claims: that there were people in Iceland almost a century before Viking settlers first arrived c. AD ... Read more
That Gaelic monasticism flourished in the early medieval period is well established. The Irish School penetrated large areas of Europe and contemporary authors describe North Atlantic travels and settlements. Across Scotland and beyond, Celtic-speaking communities spread into the wild and windswept north, marking hundreds of Atlantic settlements with carved and rock-cut sculpture. They were followed in the Viking Age by Scandinavians who dominated the Atlantic waters and settled the Atlantic rim. With Into the Ocean, Kristjan Ahronson makes two dramatic claims: that there were people in Iceland almost a century before Viking settlers first arrived c. AD ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442646179
SKU
V9781442646179
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About Kristjan Ahronson
Kristjan Ahronson is Lecturer in Archaeology at Prifysgol Bangor University in Wales.
Reviews for Into the Ocean: Vikings, Irish, and Environmental Change in Iceland and the North
'This groundbreaking monograph brings detail and great clarity to a topic whose treatment has frequently been piecemeal and even romantic. It makes a major contribution to our understanding of the early medieval settlement of the North Atlantic.'
Jonathan Wooding Parergon vol 32:02:2015
Jonathan Wooding Parergon vol 32:02:2015