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The World in the Viking Age
Athena Trakadas
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Description for The World in the Viking Age
Paperback. Editor(s): Sindbaek, Soren Michael; Trakadas, Athena. Num Pages: 140 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; HDD; HDDM; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 498.
The Viking Age was ignited by the art of building seaworthy sailing ships and the skills to sail them on the open sea. The growth in seafaring, trade, piracy, and exploration that began to gather momentum during the 8th century CE was not limited to Europe’s northern seas, however. Ships, laden with cargo and with seafarers who met foreign cultures, created unexpected connections between people from the Arctic Circle to the oceans south of the equator.
Travel accounts have handed down glimpses of these voyages to the present day. However, it is archaeological discoveries in particular which uncover the ... Read more
The Viking Age was ignited by the art of building seaworthy sailing ships and the skills to sail them on the open sea. The growth in seafaring, trade, piracy, and exploration that began to gather momentum during the 8th century CE was not limited to Europe’s northern seas, however. Ships, laden with cargo and with seafarers who met foreign cultures, created unexpected connections between people from the Arctic Circle to the oceans south of the equator.
Travel accounts have handed down glimpses of these voyages to the present day. However, it is archaeological discoveries in particular which uncover the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Viking Ship Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Roskilde, Denmark
ISBN
9788785180704
SKU
V9788785180704
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Athena Trakadas
Søren M. Sindbæk is professor of archaeology at Aarhus University. Athena Trakadas is a curator at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, and co-editor of the Journal of Maritime Archaeology. She is a commercial diver and holds BAs in Classics and Anthropology, a MA in Nautical Archaeology, a Cand.Mag. in Roman Archaeology, and a PhD in maritime archaeology.
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