Women in the Viking Age by Judith Jesch
Well-illustrated, closely argued and fascinating. GUARDIANViking studies have always concentrated on male vikings, the Scandinavian warriors and merchants who emerged on the European scene in the late eighth century: this is thefirst book-length study to investigate what women did in the Viking age. Judith Jesch assembles the clues provided by archaeology, runic inscriptions, place and personal names, art history and Old Norse literature to illuminate aspects of the lives of women in the Viking age -on the farms and in the trading centres of Scandinavia, abroad on Viking expeditions, and as settlers in the Viking colonies from Greenland to Russia. Her study offers a new perspective on Viking society, very different from the traditional image of a violent and male-dominated world.JUDITH JESCH lectures in Viking Studies at the University of Nottingham.
`Well-illustrated, closely argued and fascinating' * THE GUARDIAN *
A coherent, tangible and convincing picture of the age as a whole. HISTORY For opening our eyes to new ideas Judith Jesch deserves our respect and gratitude. NAMN OCHBYDG This excellent study gives a thorough and learned survey of the subject of the title, assembling evidence from a wide range of sources. SCANDINAVICA`A fine example of the interdisciplinary nature of both viking and women's studies... the study demonstrates the author's mastery of an impressive array of linguistic and methodological tools.' JEGP (US) A lively and compelling book...the author's particular strengths lie in her study of literature. Judith Jesch has captured the spirit of Viking women. Her book is a fitting tribute to them. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *
A coherent, tangible and convincing picture of the age as a whole. HISTORY For opening our eyes to new ideas Judith Jesch deserves our respect and gratitude. NAMN OCHBYDG This excellent study gives a thorough and learned survey of the subject of the title, assembling evidence from a wide range of sources. SCANDINAVICA`A fine example of the interdisciplinary nature of both viking and women's studies... the study demonstrates the author's mastery of an impressive array of linguistic and methodological tools.' JEGP (US) A lively and compelling book...the author's particular strengths lie in her study of literature. Judith Jesch has captured the spirit of Viking women. Her book is a fitting tribute to them. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *
Judith Jesch is Professor of Viking Studies at the University of Nottingham. Her previous publications include Women in the Viking Age (1991), Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age. The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse (2001) and The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century: an ethnographic perspective (2002).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780851152783 |
| ISBN 10 | 0851152783 |
| Title | Women in the Viking Age |
| Author | Judith Jesch |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Univ Of Rochester Pr |
| Year published | 1991-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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