In Search of Vikings: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Scandinavian Heritage of North-West EnglandStephen E. Harding, David Griffiths, Elizabeth Royles The Viking Age lasted a little over three centuries, but has left a lasting legacy across Europe. These dynamic warrior-traders from Scandinavia, who fought and interacted with peoples as far apart as North America, Russia, and Central Asia, are some of the most recognizable historical figures in the western world. In the modern imagination they re |
Contents
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A Brief History and Archaeology of Viking Activity in NorthWest England | 33 |
Speaking Like a Viking Language and Cultural Interaction in the Irish Sea Region | 51 |
Viking Age Women | 61 |
Taking Sides NorthWest England Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall AD 910 | 71 |
The Battle of Brunanburh in 937 Battlefield Despatches | 95 |
Viking Age Rural Settlement in Lowland NorthWest England Identifying the Invisible? | 109 |
A VikingAge Site at Workington Cumbria Interim Statement | 127 |
Were There Vikings in Carlisle? | 137 |
VikingAge Silver in NorthWest England Hoards and Single Finds | 149 |
What Can Genetics Tell Us about the Vikings in the Wirral and West Lancashire? | 165 |
Figuring It Out Further Work on the Neston Cross Fragments Cheshire | 179 |
Back Cover | 189 |
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