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The Last Vikings - The Epic Story of the Great Norse Voyagers (Hardcover, New)
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The Last Vikings - The Epic Story of the Great Norse Voyagers (Hardcover, New)
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Total price: R1,498
Discovery Miles: 14 980
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Late in the tenth century, the Norse Vikings embarked on a voyage
of no return. Leaving Iceland first for Greenland, from there they
sailed onwards to North America, setting foot on its shores five
hundred years before Columbus' first journeys of discovery. But by
about AD 1500 their settlements were abandoned and the Norse
Greenlanders and their explorations of the New World receded into
the realms of myth. What happened between these momentous events?
How did the Vikings really live - and die - and why have so many
myths and legends grown up around this mysterious people of the
sea? Drawing on her deep knowledge of the culture and history of
the region as well as the most up-to-date evidence from
archaeology, medieval history and the evocative Sagas, Seaver
weaves together a compelling and authoritative history. Alongside
their spectacular achievements and discoveries, she also vividly
evokes the last Vikings' daily lives and explains why their
apparent departure in 1500 was not quite such a dramatic schism in
the historical record as is often assumed. This compelling history
of a people living at the fringes of the known world offers an
illuminating entry into the world of the Norse Greenlanders which
will captivate all who have ever wondered about the fate of the
Vikings and will stand as the definitive work for years to come.
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