横行的劫掠者?四处寻宝的探险家?“北欧海盗”到底是谁?
他们是横行北大西洋海域的劫掠者;是四处寻找宝藏的探险家;是心灵手巧的手工业者;是不畏艰险的商人……不同的背景下,“北欧海盗”有着不同的身份。到底何为真实的历史?朱利安·D.理查兹教授借助近代考古发现,结合现代历史学、人类学等多种学科,全面地考察了维京人的社会、政治、经济和文化状况,为我们揭开了神秘的“北欧海盗”之谜。
The Viking reputation is one of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture, whose expansion overseas led them to cross the Atlantic for the first time in European history. Highlighting the latest archaeological evidence, Julian Richards reveals the whole Viking world: their history, their culture, and their legacy of overseas expansion for trade, colonization, and plunder. Viking identity is explored through what we have learned about their towns, art, shipbuilding, and religious rituals. Here the Viking story is brought up to the present, from the tales of adventure found in medieval Icelandic sagas, to their exploitation as a symbol of nationalism in the nineteenth century by Wagner, and later by Hitler and the Nazi party. The author also highlights their impact and influence on the history and people of Northern Europe. Vikings, a fascinating new look at a people and culture that have been reinvented throughout history, will take readers closer to discovering who they really were.
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- 译者序
- 第一章 维京人的过去与现在
- 第二章 早期斯堪的纳维亚诸王国
- 第三章 异教徒与基督徒
- 第四章 乡村的变迁
- 第五章 城镇与贸易
- 第六章 漂洋过海——远洋航行和海外扩张
- 第七章 英格兰的外来定居者
- 第八章 爱尔兰海周边地区的劫掠者和商人
- 第九章 维京人与皮克特人:是种族屠杀还是种族融合?
- 第十章 北大西洋地区的殖民活动
- 第十一章 世界的边缘:格陵兰和北美洲
- 第十二章 对维京人的重塑
- 大事年表
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