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With settlements stretching across a vast expanse and with legends of their exploits extending even farther, the Vikings were the most far-flung and feared people of their time. Yet the archaeological and historical records are so scant that the true nature of Viking civilization remains... read more

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The peoples these Scandinavians encountered gave them a variety of names: Franks normally called them Northmen or Danes, while for the English they were generally Danes or heathens.

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  1. Peter Sawyer (Editor)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0198205260
Page Count: 344

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