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Viking Age War Fleets: Shipbuilding, resource management and maritime warfare in 11th-century Denmark
Morten Ravn
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Description for Viking Age War Fleets: Shipbuilding, resource management and maritime warfare in 11th-century Denmark
Hardcover. This book examines the building and use of ships for warfare in 11th century Denmark. The subjects are addressed through detailed analyses of aspects such as resources, organisational structures and naval warfare. Num Pages: 164 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 860.
The military operations of Scandinavian societies in the Viking Age depended on their ships. Different types of ships were used in order to transport troops and war supplies. Some ships were designed to conduct the speedy transport of large numbers of troops, while others were specialised cargo vessels used in military operations as carriers of supplies and sometimes troops as well. This book examines the building and use of ships for warfare in 11th century Denmark. The subjects are addressed through detailed analyses of aspects such as resources, organisational structures and naval warfare. The outcomes are a more informed understanding ... Read more
The military operations of Scandinavian societies in the Viking Age depended on their ships. Different types of ships were used in order to transport troops and war supplies. Some ships were designed to conduct the speedy transport of large numbers of troops, while others were specialised cargo vessels used in military operations as carriers of supplies and sometimes troops as well. This book examines the building and use of ships for warfare in 11th century Denmark. The subjects are addressed through detailed analyses of aspects such as resources, organisational structures and naval warfare. The outcomes are a more informed understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Viking Ship Museum
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
860 g
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Roskilde, Denmark
ISBN
9788785180728
SKU
V9788785180728
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Morten Ravn
Morten Ravn is a curator at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. He has a Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Copenhagen and has lectured on ship and experimental archaeology, as well as Scandinavian Viking Age in general, at the University of Copenhagen. His career has involved large-scale digital recording of archaeological ship timbers, maritime heritage and research on ... Read more
Reviews for Viking Age War Fleets: Shipbuilding, resource management and maritime warfare in 11th-century Denmark
This study reveals, by careful research and analysis based largely on reconstructive archaeology, the full implications of creating, maintaining, and operating war-fleets during the Viking era... The argument is detailed, and might have been tedious had not skilful use been made of tabulated data to lighten and clarify the text. As a result it is a rewarding read with a ... Read more