{"product_id":"heirs-of-the-vikings-katherine-cross-9781903153796","title":"Heirs of the Vikings: History and Identity in Normandy and England, C.950-C.1015","description":"Examination of texts concerning the vikings reveals much about their origin myth and legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViking settlers and their descendants inhabited both England and Normandy in the tenth century, but narratives discussing their origins diverged significantly. This comparative study explores the depictions of Scandinavia and theevents of the Viking Age in genealogies, origin myths, hagiographies, and charters from the two regions. Analysis of this literary evidence reveals the strategic use of Scandinavian identity by Norman and Anglo-Saxon elites. Countering interpretations which see claims of Viking identity as expressions of contact with Scandinavia, the comparison demonstrates the local, political significance of these claims. In doing so, the book reveals the earliest origins of familiar legends which at once demonize and romanticize the Vikings - and which have their roots in both Anglo-Saxon and Norman traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr KATHERINE CROSS is a historian of the early Middle Ages at the BritishMuseum and Wolfson College, University of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1903153794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903153796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e York Medieval Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Katherine Cross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984462971135,"sku":"9781903153796","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18089d66-a24b-42cb-8ae1-15d48954c8a7.jpg?v=1683272449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heirs-of-the-vikings-katherine-cross-9781903153796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}