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The Vikings / Sam Willis & James Daybell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Willis, Sam. Histories of the unexpected ; Publisher: London, England : Atlantic Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786497710
  • 1786497719
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 948.022 23
LOC classification:
  • DL65 .W59 2019
Summary: Traditionally, the Vikings have been understood in a straightforward way - but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, ships, raiding and trade have a fascinating history... but so too do hair, break-ins, toys, teeth, mischief, luck and silk!
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Gonville Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 948.022 WIL Available T00827179
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-172) and index.

Traditionally, the Vikings have been understood in a straightforward way - but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, ships, raiding and trade have a fascinating history... but so too do hair, break-ins, toys, teeth, mischief, luck and silk!

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • A Personal Note (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgements (p. xi)
  • The Vikings: An Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 Keys (p. 11)
  • 2 Graffiti (p. 17)
  • 3 Nicknames (p. 25)
  • 4 Mischief (p. 31)
  • 5 Hair Grooming (p. 39)
  • 6 Hot Springs and Saunas (p. 45)
  • 7 Break-ins (p. 53)
  • 8 Colour (p. 61)
  • 9 Toys (p. 69)
  • 10 Teeth (p. 77)
  • 11 Doors (p. 83)
  • 12 Goading (p. 89)
  • 13 Criminal Profiling (p. 95)
  • 14 Birds (p. 101)
  • 15 Luck (p. 109)
  • 16 Friendship (p. 117)
  • 17 Fun (p. 125)
  • 18 Double Standards (p. 133)
  • 19 Silk (p. 141)
  • 20 Staffs (p. 147)
  • Selected Further Reading (p. 155)
  • Illustration Credits (p. 173)
  • Index (p. 175)

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