Viking Sagas: The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Lag...

Description: Viking Sagas: The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Lag.... Condition is Like New. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. The Viking Age, which spanned from the late 8th century to the mid-11th century, was characterized by the expansion of the Scandinavian peoples and their contacts with the outside world through trade, plundering, exploration and colonization. This period was driven by advances in shipbuilding technology and a culture that valued personal reputation, courage, and martial skill as essential components of character, at least for the male population. Archaeological evidence can tell us a lot about how ancient Scandinavians lived and died, but it only takes us so far. It was not until the Viking Age that we began to have enough written evidence to reconstruct aspects of early Scandinavian history and culture. Writing, apart from runes which were used for magical and religious purposes, for monuments or to identify possessions, was unknown in Scandinavia until the arrival of Christianity, which began with Anglo-Saxon missionary efforts in the early 8th century and spread throughout Scandinavia in the 12th century. Therefore, the first Scandinavian documents date from the 12th century, a period in which Christianity spread. The limited contacts between Scandinavia and countries further south changed in the late 8th century, and is usually attributed to a sudden increase in major Viking raids on important religious and political centres, such as the monasteries of Lindisfarne in England in 793 and Iona in Scotland in 795. Raids into Frankish territory, part of which encompassed areas that are now France, Germany, and the Netherlands, followed in 799. Attacks on cities in England and the Frankish Empire increased throughout the 9th century, including the sack of Paris in 845 by a Viking named Ragnar (who may or may not have been the Lothbrok of the saga) and the invasion of England by the so-called Great Army in 879. Captivating History is a publisher dedicated to creating captivating history books that will keep you fascinated. Unlike many history books that contain only dry, boring facts, Captivating History books will absorb you completely. Be careful though, the hours can fly by and before you know it, you'll be reading late into the night. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube by searching for Captivating History!

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