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xiv, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and index. |
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Two rivers and the origins of Olaf Cuaran -- Battle, marriage, and empire -- Pirate kings of the islands -- Sitric Silkenbeard -- From Dublin to England and Norway -- The brief ascendancey of the Haraldssons -- The contest for supremacy in the Irish Sea -- Lords of the isles. |
| Summary |
"In popular imagination, the Vikings are remembered as fierce warrior seamen who campaigned through Western Europe, terrorizing British, Frankish, and Irish societies. Yet is it possible that the great Viking armies left more in their wake than carnage and destruction? The stories of two families - the Olafssons, who transformed a pirate camp in Ireland into the Kingdom of Dublin, and the Haraldssons, whose rule encompassed the Hebrides, Galloway, and the Isle of Man - suggest that the Vikings did indeed leave behind a much greater legacy." "Challenging traditional views of the Vikings' culture, Benjamin Hudson shows the role that these two great dynasties played in the Second Viking Age. The rise and transformation of the Olafssons and Haraldssons from the tenth to the twelfth centuries highlights a period and people important for understanding the political, religious, and cultural development of Europe in the High Middle Ages."--Jacket. |
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Vikings -- Ireland -- Dublin.
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North Atlantic Region -- Church history.
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Vikings -- North Atlantic Region.
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North Atlantic Region -- History.
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Vikings -- Scotland -- Hebrides.
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Hebrides (Scotland) -- History.
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Ireland -- Kings and rulers.
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Dublin (Ireland) -- History.
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Vikings -- Isle of Man.
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Isle of Man -- History.
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Vikings. (OCoLC)fst01166937
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Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies -- Isle of Man.
(OCoLC)fst01209807
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Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
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Ireland -- Dublin.
(OCoLC)fst01205505
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North Atlantic Region. (OCoLC)fst01242478
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Scotland -- Hebrides.
(OCoLC)fst01241579
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Church history. (OCoLC)fst01411629
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0195162374 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195162370 (acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780195162370 |
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