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Genre/Form: | Dictionary Wörterbuch dictionaries Dictionaries History Dictionnaires Dictionnaires anglais Encyclopedias |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Holman, Katherine. Historical dictionary of the Vikings. Lanham, MD. : Scarecrow Press, 2003 (OCoLC)607002604 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Katherine Holman |
ISBN: | 0810848597 9780810848597 |
OCLC Number: | 52269409 |
Description: | xx, 383 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Chapter 1 Editor's Foreword Chapter 2 Reader's Note Chapter 3 Chronology Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 THE DICTIONARY Chapter 6 Bibliography Chapter 7 Appendix: Museums with Viking Collections Chapter 8 About the Author |
Series Title: | Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. |
Responsibility: | Katherine Holman. |
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Includes the main historical characters involved during this period, important battles and treaties, archaeological finds and sources of information on the Viking period. It summarizes the influence of Vikings as well as where they traveled and settled. The dictionary not only presents the greater picture, but also examines the everyday aspects of how people lived and worked. * Viking Heritage Magazine * Holman makes an excellent addition to the small but growing pool of English-language reference works on the Vikings...Highly recommended. General and academic readers. * CHOICE * Anyone studying or encountering the history, archaeology or literature associated with the Viking era at undergraduate level or below would find the dictionary a very useful companion. * s * Given the great interest in the Vikings and their times, this well-organized volume fills a gap in the literature and should prove to be a valuable reference tool in high school, public, and academic libraries. * American Reference Books Annual * Read more...

