Byock, Jesse L.
Viking Age Iceland (Penguin History)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140291155
- author:
- Byock, Jesse L.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 12.7 x 2.03 x 19.81 centimetres
- Genre:
- European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Viking Age Iceland by Jesse Byock offers a fresh perspective on this fascinating period in history. Byock's study combines history with anthropology and archaeology to explore all aspects of Viking Age life, from feasting and farming to the power of chieftains and the church. The author masterfully interprets the blood feuds and sagas, revealing how the law courts favored compromise over violence and how the society grappled with proto-democratic tendencies. This remarkable history has broad social and historical implications for our modern institutions, challenging long-held perceptions of the Viking Age.
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