Matt Clayton
ASIN: B08CC7C842
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 193
Explore Captivating Viking Tales and SagasTwo captivating manuscripts in one book:Viking Sagas: The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Lagertha, and More, in Their Historical ContextTales from the Viking Age: Captivating Legendary and Historical SagasThe period between the end of the eighth century CE and the middle of the eleventh is often called the “Viking Age” because this is the period in which Scandinavian people expanded their contacts with the outside world through trade, raiding, exploration, and colonization.The first manuscript of this book presents a version of Ragnar’s saga compiled from different modern sources, along with information providing additional historical and documentary context, followed by a discussion of some aspects of modern appropriations and representations of ancient Norse culture. The first section of the first manuscript provides ...