The old runic letters were much used in the Viking Age. Runes have been found from the Black Sea in the South to Russia in the east, all over Europe and Scandinavia, and in Greenland. Runes on memorial stones, weapons, tools, calfskin, wax plates, wooden boards and pins. They were used to send messages, mark possesions, make calendars, write law-books and love letters. This concise and readable book tells the story of the viking runes, and each letter is explained with the help of a runic verse dating from the Viking Age. A quick guide to a fascinating world, for the general reader.

Language: English
Pages: 59
Illustrations: 32 Color Illustrations. 8 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7”x 4 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN: 9979856386
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Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 5790
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

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A vivid illustration from the Moesgård exhibit of artifacts and archaeological finds from the Stone Age through the Viking Age, including such attractions as Viking rune stones and the Grauballe man, a completely preserved bog body from the Iron Age.

Language: English
Pages: 79
Illustrations: 113 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2”x 6”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN: 8787334178
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Moesgård Museum, Denmark
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Code: 0365
Condition: In Pristine Condition-sl. damaged
Status: Backlist

Price: $23.50

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Just before the year 1000, a young Viking named Thorvald turned his back on the pagan gods of his fathers to preach the Christian gospel, whereupon his Icelandic countrymen mocked him as a homosexual and outlawed him. Thorvald abandoned his homeland and embarked on an epic journey to Jerusalem. 1000 years later, Victoria Clark embarked on the same journey to see how the dramatic changes and conflicts sweeping Western Europe a millennium ago still resonate today. She illuminates influential 11th-century characters - emperors of Christendom, abbots, saints, princesses, crusaders - who form links in a historical chain, while 21st-century people Clark encounter as she travels through Iceland, Central and Western Europe, Balkans, Turkey, and the Middle East cast fresh light on both worlds. A section of color pages reproduces medieval artworks.

Language: English
Pages: 459
Illustrations: 10 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 802714226
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Index. Bibl.


Code: 5605
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $14.50

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Hávamál is the words of wisdom which served as spiritual provisions for the Vikings on their long journeys over the rough sea to discover new lands. These sayings give a clear picture of their view of and attitude to life. It has often been compared to the old Chinese book of the Tao, which could be called the wisdom of the east. In the same manner, Hávamál is well described as the wisdom of the north. This small book is in a new and readable translation.

Language: English
Pages: 92
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 1 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8”x 4 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9979907010
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Code: 5754
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

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The twenty-eight papers in this volume explore the practical life, domestic settings, landscapes and seascapes of the Viking world. Their geographical horizons stretch from Iceland to Russia, with particular emphasis on new discoveries in the Scandinavian homelands and in Britain and Ireland. With a rich combination of disciplinary perspectives, new interpretations are presented of evidence for buildings and technology, navigation, trade and military organization, the ideology of place, and cultural interactions and comparisons between Viking and native groups. Together, these reveal the multivalent importance of settlement archeology and history for an understanding of the pivotal phase within the Middle Ages that was the Viking Period.

Language: English
Pages: 482
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 175 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 2.25
ISBN: 9.78191E+12
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Index.


Code: 6207
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

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This is the first ever book-length study of the nature and significance of the linguistic contact between speakers of Old Norse and Old English in Viking Age England. It investigates in a wide-ranging and systematic fashion a foundational but under-considered factor in the history and culture of the Vikings in England. The subject is an important one for many areas of study: for late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age history; for language and literature in the late Anglo-Saxon period; and for the history and development of the English language. The work’s primary focus is on Anglo-Norse Language contact, with a particular emphasis on the question of possible mutual intelligibility between speakers of the two languages; but since language contact is an emphatically socialinguistic phenomenon, the work’s methodology combines linguistic, literary and historical approaches.

Language: English
Pages: 248
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Size: 10”x 6”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 2503512925
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Index. Bibl.


Code: 5445
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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A delightful children’s book about a little Viking boy named Magnus who meets Maku, an Indian boy in his travels. Together they create their own language and develop a friendship in spite of their different cultural backgrounds. This beautifully illustrated story draws on Viking folklore, while also sharing simple historical facts about this exciting period in Scandinavian history.

Language: English
Pages: 39
Illustrations: 19 Color Illustrations.
Size: 10 1/2”x 8”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 8711133937
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Code: 4149
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

Price: $29.50

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You need only a tube of glue and a pair of scissors or a craft knife to turn this book into a superb model of a 9th century Viking settlement.

Language: English
Pages: 32
Illustrations: 15 full Color Illustrations. 1 full B&W Illustrati
Size: 12”x 9”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 746036922
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Code: 0349
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

Price: $9.95

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Easy to read for young and old alike, Padraic Colum’s collection begins with Dwellers in Asgard, (Brock the Dwarf, Iduna and her Apples, Gerda the Giant Maiden), Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki, and the Sword of the Volsungs and the Twilight of the Gods. Included are beautiful illustrations by Willy Pogany.

Language: English
Pages: 282
Illustrations: 1 Color Illustrations. 43 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8”x 5”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 486289125
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Code: 2281
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

Price: $15.50

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A lengthy overview introduces the reader to the evolution of Scandinavia’s history and beliefs. There are 302 A-Z entries addressing deities, characters, themes, rituals, and beliefs in a cultural context. Complete with illustrations this book explores the magical myths and legends of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Viking-Age Iceland and Greenland - outlining the prehistorical tales and beliefs that remain embedded in contemporary Scandinavian culture.

Language: English
Pages: 365
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 45 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9”x 6”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
Edition:
Weight: 1.50
ISBN: 195153820
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Index.


Code: 4951
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

Price: $22.50

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