The Viking Achievement: The Society and Culture of Early Medieval Scandinavia (Sidgwick & Jackson Great Civilizations Series) [Paperback]

Peter Godfrey Foote (Author), David M. Wilson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson; 1 edition (September 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0283979267
• ISBN-13: 978-0283979262
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,572,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding introduction to Viking Age culture, November 18, 1998

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This review is from: The Viking Achievement: The Society and Culture of Early Medieval Scandinavia (Great Civilization Series) (Hardcover)

"The Viking Achievement" is an outstanding introduction to the culture and history of Viking Age Scandinavia. It includes information on laws, society, families, warfare, armor and weapons, archaeology, ships and trade, art, literature and poetry, religion and mythology. The information is carefully based on the scholarship provided by scientific archaeological research and modern literary analysis.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful Study of the Viking Age, July 11, 2005

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Thormod Morrisson "Thormod Morrisson" (Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Viking Achievement: The Society and Culture of Early Medieval Scandinavia (Great Civilization Series) (Hardcover)

This book easily earns the right to be among the foremost textbooks on the Viking Age. A comprehensive study that covers the various levels of Norse society from thralls to jarls, karls and kings. Northern laws are particulary covered well and the varied crafts at which the Northmen excelled: smithcraft, trade, battle, ship building and sailing. There are also very good sections on Viking art and verse. A stand-by book for any serious Norse scholar.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spot on!, December 10, 2009

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Odhin "Mr. Wednesday" (Asgaard, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Viking Achievement: The Society and Culture of Early Medieval Scandinavia (Great Civilization Series) (Hardcover)

The other two reviewers are spot on so I won't waste time talking about what the book is. If you want a definitive book on Viking culture you need to add this one to your collection. One of the best I own on the subject. Interesting and fun to read as well. Not easy to say about alot of history books!