Vikings
Cornwell, Bernard: SWORD SONG. In a Clash of Heroes, the Kingdom is Born.
Author: Cornwell, Bernard
Country: Great Britain
Language: English
Year Published: 2008
No. of pages: 365
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”x 5”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9780007219735
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6515
Price: $12.50
Cornwell's fourth entry in the popular Saxon Tales (following Lords of the North) is a rousing romp through the celebrated ninth-century reign of Alfred the Great. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a 28-year-old pagan Saxon lord of war, has pledged to serve Alfred by commanding the defensive frontier forts (burhs). Trouble arises when the Norse Viking brothers Sigefrid and Erik Thurgilson capture and occupy London, threatening Alfred's border and his control of the Thames River port. The Christian Alfred directs Uhtred to raise a Wessex army, expel the pagan Thurgilsons and resecure London. Commanding Uhtred is his vain, abusive cousin Ethelred, who is married to Alfred's eldest daughter, Ethelflaed. Plying his swords Serpent-Breath and Wasp-Sting, Uhtred is a stirring, larger-than-life action hero conflicted by ambition, fidelity and thirst for violence. All the major characters are well drawn, and the London battle scenes unfold quickly and vividly. A deft mix of historical details and customs authenticates the saga. And Cornwell drops in a slick twist precipitating the climatic battle to wrest control of London for the Saxons, paving the way for the story to continue.
DANISH PREHISTORY AT MOESGÅRD.
Author: Søren Andersen, Torsten Madsen, Jens Poulsen, Hans Jørgen Madsen
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1988
No. of pages: 79
Illustrations: 113 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8787334178
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 0365
Price: $24.50
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.
EPIC TALES NORSE MYTHS & TALES ANTHOLOGY OF CLASSIC TALES.
Author: Foreword by Dr. Brittay Schorn
Country: United Kingdom
Language:
Year Published: 2018
No. of pages: 479
Illustrations:
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9 1/2” x 6 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9781786647696
Biblio/Bio: Bios.
Code: 6271
Price: $19.50
Lively, stark and formidable, the imagery of Norse mythology storms through this classic collection. The fierce glory of Odin, Frey, Loki and their fellow gods of Asgard are featured here with all the great adventures, from Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, to the endings of Ragnarok. And from the fabled Bifrost to the forging of Thor’s hammer, each Viking legend is riven with a vitality that speaks to us still. The latest title in Flame Tree's beautiful, comprehensive series of Gothic Fantasy titles, concentrates on the ancient, epic origins of modern fantasy.
FAR-FARERS, THE. A Journey from Viking Iceland to Crusader Jerusalem
Author: Clark, Victoria
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2003
No. of pages: 459
Illustrations: 10 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 802714226
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 5605
Price: $19.50
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.
HAVHINGSTEN FRA GLENDALOUGH / THE SEA STALLION FROM GLENDALOUGH. Roskilde - Dublin 2007 En Forsøgsrejse i Billeder / Pictures of a Trial Voyage
Author: Larsen, Anne-Christine, Mette Kryger, Werner Karrasch, Rikke Johansen and Lis Dahl Christensen
Country: Denmark
Language:
Year Published: 2008
No. of pages: 147
Illustrations: 194 Color Illustrations. 1 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 9788785180452
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6392
Price: $95.00
This book is a tale in images of a most unusual journey from Roskilde to Dublin. The voyage took place on board “The Sea Stallion from Glendalough,” a full scale reconstruction of the 30 meter long warship - “Skuldelev 2”- that was built in Dublin in the 1040s. The voyage recorded in this book went from Roskilde via Norway to the Orkney islands, down the west coast of Scotland and across the Irish Sea to Dublin. 1200 nautical miles through waters that tied the western world of the Vikings together.