Medievalists.net » 2014 Books http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Viking Age: A Reader http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/30/the-viking-age-a-reader-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/30/the-viking-age-a-reader-2/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:47:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60087 I can’t recommend it highly enough for anyone who is interested in Vikings, especially those who are creating classes or researching. Good primary source collections are hard to find, and this is definitely one of them.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/the-secret-attack-on-gallipoli-in-1473/feed/ 0 ‘Given to the Ground’: A Viking Age Mass Grave on Ridgeway Hill, Weymouth http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/given-to-the-ground-a-viking-age-mass-grave-on-ridgeway-hill-weymouth/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/given-to-the-ground-a-viking-age-mass-grave-on-ridgeway-hill-weymouth/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2015 16:21:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57391 This volume describes one of the most exciting and unexpected archaeological discoveries to have been made in Britain in recent years, that of a rare mass grave of executed Vikings on Ridgeway Hill, Dorset.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/02/microhistory-and-the-big-picture/feed/ 0 The Age of the Vikings http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/12/age-vikings/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/12/age-vikings/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:22:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56106 The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by medieval and modern myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and developed a vast trading network. They traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships, not only to raid but also to explore.

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