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Whittock, Martyn J.
Subjects
Vikings -- History.
Vikings -- Travel -- North America.
Civilization, Viking.
North Atlantic Ocean -- Navigation.
America.
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Whittock, Martyn J.
Vikings -- History.
Vikings -- Travel -- North America.
Civilization, Viking.
North Atlantic Ocean -- Navigation.
America.
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American
Vikings
:
how
the
norse
sailed
into
the
lands
and
imaginations
of
America
/ Martyn Whittock.
by
Whittock, Martyn J.
Pegasus Books, 2023.
Call #:
973.13 W627a
Subjects
Vikings
-- History.
Vikings
-- Travel -- North
America
.
Civilization, Viking.
North Atlantic Ocean -- Navigation.
America
.
ISBN:
9781639365357 (hc)
Edition:
1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
Description:
x, 261 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographic references (p. 223-247) and index.
Summary:
"A vivid and illuminating new history -- separate fact from fiction, myth from legend -- exploring the early
Vikings
settlements in North
America
.
Vikings
are an enduring subject of fascination. The combination of adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration continues to grip our attention. As a result, for more than a millennium the
Vikings
have traveled far and wide, not least across the turbulent seas of our minds and
imaginations
. The geographical reach of the
Norse
was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that
Vikings
reached North
America
around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in
America
. The search for '
American
Vikings
' connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North
America
to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today. No doubt, the warlike
Vikings
would have understood
how
their image could be 'weaponized.' In the same way, they would probably have grasped
how
their dramatic, violent, passionate, and discordant mythologies could appeal to our era and cultural setting. They might, though, have been more surprised at
how
their image has been commercialized and commodified. A vivid new history by a master of the form,
American
Vikings
explores
how
the
Norse
first
sailed
into
the
lands
, and then
into
the
imaginations
, of
America
."--Publisher.
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Captain William Spry Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
973.13 W627a
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