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<strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> History <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g Age<br />
TEXTBOOKS, REFERENCE WORKS, AND WRITTEN SOURCES<br />
A. TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE WORKS<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major serial works on Vik<strong>in</strong>g-<strong>age</strong> and mediaeval Scand<strong>in</strong>avia have been produced <strong>in</strong> an<br />
uneasy mixture <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vernacular <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> langu<strong>age</strong>s and are now tend<strong>in</strong>g to look somewhat<br />
outdated. This applies, for example, to <strong>the</strong> volumes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nordisk kultur series, which never<strong>the</strong>less <strong>in</strong><br />
some cases rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> most significant guides to various aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> culture, e.g. (B900-01).<br />
A pr<strong>of</strong>oundly useful guide to virtually anyth<strong>in</strong>g anyone could conceivably wish to know on <strong>the</strong> subject is<br />
provided by <strong>the</strong> Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder fra vik<strong>in</strong>getid til reformationstid (A70),<br />
although with an <strong>in</strong>evitable drift towards <strong>the</strong> mediaeval period; for a more recent, although ra<strong>the</strong>r less<br />
copious, encyclopaedia see (A73).<br />
General textbooks<br />
Due to popular <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> subject <strong>the</strong>re is a vast array <strong>of</strong> general handbooks available on ‘<strong>the</strong><br />
Vik<strong>in</strong>gs’, most <strong>of</strong> which say much <strong>the</strong> same th<strong>in</strong>g and concentrate extensively on Vik<strong>in</strong>g activity abroad<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r than Scand<strong>in</strong>avia. The rise to prom<strong>in</strong>ence <strong>of</strong> archaeology as <strong>the</strong> most significant discipl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
field means that many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most useful and more recent contributions are well illustrated; (A14) and<br />
(A21) can be particularly recommended as accessible and <strong>in</strong>formative guides. For a faster-paced<br />
rollercoaster <strong>of</strong> a ride through Vik<strong>in</strong>g <strong>history</strong> (A12) has a lot go<strong>in</strong>g for it.<br />
The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
[A1] T.D. Kendrick, A <strong>history</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>gs (1930; repr. 1968) [UL 592:12.c.95.10]<br />
[A2] H. Arbman, The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs, Ancient peoples and places 21 (1961) [UL 592:12.d.95.1]<br />
[A3] J. Brøndsted, The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs (1965; repr. 1976) [UL 9592.d.29, S592.d.97.4]<br />
[A4] E. Oxenstierna, The Norsemen (1966) [UL 592:12.b.95.2]<br />
[A5] P. Sawyer, The <strong>age</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>gs (1962), 2nd edn (1971) [UL 1st edn 592:12.c.95.7, 2nd edn<br />
592:12.c.95.17]; <strong>the</strong> classic and provocative re-assessment <strong>of</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g activity <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> West<br />
[A6] P. Brent, The Vik<strong>in</strong>g saga (1975) [UL 592:12.b.95.4]<br />
[A7] D.M. Wilson, The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs and <strong>the</strong>ir orig<strong>in</strong>s (1970), 2nd edn (1980) [UL 1st edn 592:12.c.95.16,<br />
2nd edn 592:12.b.95.5]<br />
[A8] D.M. Wilson, (ed.), The nor<strong>the</strong>rn world: <strong>the</strong> <strong>history</strong> and herit<strong>age</strong> <strong>of</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn Europe, AD 400-1100<br />
(1980) [UL 9530.b.203]<br />
[A9] J. Graham-Campbell and D. Kidd, The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs (1980) [UL 592:12.b.95.6], with accompany<strong>in</strong>g<br />
catalogue guide: J. Graham-Campbell, Vik<strong>in</strong>g artefacts: a select catalogue (1980) [UL S592.b.98.1]<br />
[A10] P. Sawyer, K<strong>in</strong>gs and Vik<strong>in</strong>gs: Scand<strong>in</strong>avia and Europe AD 700-1100 (1982) [UL 592:12.c.95.32]<br />
[A11] F.D. Logan, The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> <strong>history</strong> (1983) [UL 592:12.c.95.37]; heavy emphasis on <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g<br />
expansion<br />
[A12] G. Jones, A <strong>history</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>gs (1969), 2nd edn (1984) [UL 1st edn 592:12.c.95.12; 2nd edn<br />
592:12.d.95.5, pbk 1994.7.205; 1997 repr. 9001.b.4736]; a rattl<strong>in</strong>g good yarn, which <strong>in</strong>spires <strong>in</strong>terest and<br />
scepticism <strong>in</strong> equal measure<br />
[A13] J. Graham-Campbell et al., The Vik<strong>in</strong>g world (1980), 2nd edn (1989) [UL 1st edn 9530.b.204, 2nd<br />
edn 1993.11.3192]<br />
[A14] E. Roesdahl, The Vik<strong>in</strong>gs (1991) [UL 592:12.c.95.46]<br />
[A15] T. Deary, The vicious Vik<strong>in</strong>gs, Horrible histories (1994); only for students with serious application<br />
[A16] E. Christiansen, The Norsemen <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g Age (2002) [UL 592:12.c.200.2]<br />
As <strong>the</strong> subject has split up <strong>in</strong>to separate components or discipl<strong>in</strong>es, so it has become more and more<br />
difficult for <strong>in</strong>dividual scholars to master <strong>the</strong> whole <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wide and disparate range <strong>of</strong> material available.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>gly, many recent contributions consist <strong>of</strong> contributions by specialists <strong>in</strong> particular fields; all <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g are highly recommended.<br />
[A20] E. Roesdahl and D.M. Wilson, (edd.), From Vik<strong>in</strong>g to Crusader: <strong>the</strong> <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong>s and Europe<br />
800-1200 (1992) [UL S400:2.b.9.45]; an exhibition catalogue grown large<br />
[A21] C. Batey et al., Cultural atlas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g world (1994) [UL 9000.a.2202]<br />
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