English Heritage Book of Viking Age England by Jd Richards

English Heritage Book of Viking Age England by Jd Richards

This book provides a synthesis of knowledge of the Vikings in England, including new interpretations and recent information recovered from excavation and surveys. The author of this book concentrates on two main areas - what was the precise nature of the Viking contribution to the history of England and their effect on local developments already underway and what was the native response to the Vikings? The impact of the Viking settlement is discussed in relation to various aspects of society including rural settlement and economy, the growth of towns, trade and exchange, craft industry and burial rituals and stone memorials. This book includes new information gathered from recent excavations, in particular the Viking site in Coppergate, York.

Julian Richards is Professor of Archaology at the University of York, and co-director of the Centre for Medieval Studies. He specialises in the archaeology of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age England, and has directed several excavations of Viking settlements, including the only Viking cremation cemetery
in the British Isles. Previous publications include Viking Age England (Tempus, 2000).

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ISBN 13	9780713465204
ISBN 10	0713465204
Title	English Heritage Book of Viking Age England
Author	Jd Richards
Series	English Heritage S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Batsford Ltd
Year published	1991-10-05
Number of pages	144
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