Northmen: The Viking Saga, 793–1241 AD
Sep 2016 · Macmillan
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This sweeping medieval history follows the Vikings from Finland to Newfoundland, from Jelling to Jerusalem, and from paganism to Christendom.
In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their status was based on their ability to pillage and plunder. As these Norse warriors left their strongholds to trade, raid, and settle across wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic, their violent and predatory culture left a unique imprint on medieval history. But in time, contact with these new territories would leave an indelible mark on the Vikings as well.
By the year 1200, what remained of the Vikings' pagan origins floated beneath the surface and the strong, strange territories of the north had become a part of Latin Christendom. In Northmen, medieval historian John Haywood chronicles this transformation, paying homage to what was lost and celebrating what was won.
Focusing on key events, including the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, Haywood recounts the saga of the Viking Age, from the creation of the world through to the dwindling years of halfhearted raids and elegiac storytelling in the thirteenth century.
In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their status was based on their ability to pillage and plunder. As these Norse warriors left their strongholds to trade, raid, and settle across wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic, their violent and predatory culture left a unique imprint on medieval history. But in time, contact with these new territories would leave an indelible mark on the Vikings as well.
By the year 1200, what remained of the Vikings' pagan origins floated beneath the surface and the strong, strange territories of the north had become a part of Latin Christendom. In Northmen, medieval historian John Haywood chronicles this transformation, paying homage to what was lost and celebrating what was won.
Focusing on key events, including the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, Haywood recounts the saga of the Viking Age, from the creation of the world through to the dwindling years of halfhearted raids and elegiac storytelling in the thirteenth century.
This sweeping medieval history follows the Vikings from Finland to Newfoundland, from Jelling to Jerusalem, and from paganism to Christendom.
In AD 800, the Scandinavians were just barbarians in longships. Though they held sway in the north, their status was based on their ability to pillage and...
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Roger Memzies
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July 15, 2026
excellent and easy to read. except for all thhe names. a realistic and honest picture of viking age Europe
About the author
DR. JOHN HAYWOOD is a Cambridge-educated expert on the history of Dark Age Europe. He is also the author of The New Atlas of World History, The Penguin Atlas of the Vikings, and Great Migrations
DR. JOHN HAYWOOD is a Cambridge-educated expert on the history of Dark Age Europe. He is also the author of The New Atlas of World History, The Penguin Atlas of the Vikings, and Great Migrations
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