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Indlæser... The Vikingsaf Frank R. Donovan
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. The Vikings, by Frank R. Donovan (audio book). Quite simply, this is an overview of the Vikings in their heyday: the ninth and tenth centuries. It covers in broad outline (and scant) detail the Vikings as they used superior ships, daring, and quests for adventure (and silver, gold, slaves, and goods) to conquer and inhabit lands near and far. Over the centuries when they were dominant they roamed through all of England and Scotland, and established footholds in Ireland, Iceland, North America, Greenland, France, and traveled and fought as far as Spain, Italy, North Africa, and Constantinople. This book, given it’s sparse detail, is a good launching point for further reading and research. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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At the height of their power in the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings seemed invincible- conquering well-armed warriors whose ships were the ultimate in seafaring technology. From island bases near the deltas of major rivers, they used the waterways to scour the countryside, looting and burning towns, plundering merchant shipments, and stripping churches and monasteries of their gold, silver, and jeweled treasures. The Norsemen eventually penetrated all of England and Scotland, founded cities in Ireland, gained a powerful province in France, controlled Frisia and the modern Netherlands, and raided lands around Spain, passing into the Mediterranean to attack Italy and North Africa. They established the first Russian kingdom, challenged Constantinople, and provided a personal guard for the Byzantine emperor. They settled Iceland, where they developed Europe's first republic, founded two colonies on Greenland, and explored parts of North America five centuries before Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. Then, like the abrupt end of a summer thunderstorm, their adventures ceased. No library descriptions found. |
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