248 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 239) and index.
Contents
Gods and heroes of the northern world / Christine E. Fell -- The Germanic tribes in Europe / H. Ament -- The Anglo-Saxon settlement of England / Catherine Hills -- The Celtic contribution : Picts, Scots, Irish and Welsh / James Graham-Campbell -- The Scandinavians at home / Else Roesdahl -- The Viking adventure / David M. Wilson -- The northern Slavs / Joachim Herrmann -- Romanticism and revival / Jöran Mjöberg.
Summary
The contribution of Germanic-speaking peoples to our civilization between 400-1100 AD is in many ways as vital as that of the Latin speakers. A team of historians and archaeologists condense the discoveries of modern research into a concise and readable form in this volume.