Viking Age Iceland (Byock Jesse)(Paperback / softback)

Viking Age Iceland (Byock Jesse)(Paperback / softback)

The popular image of the Viking Age is of warlords and marauding bands pillaging their way along the shores of Northern Europe. In this fascinating history, Jesse Byock shows that Norse society in Iceland was actually an independent one-almost a republican Free State, without warlords or kings

Grettir's Saga (Byock Jesse)(Paperback)

A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against sorcery, bad luck, and the vengefulness of his enemies. Feared by many, Grettir is a warrior and also a poet and a lover. Unable to resolve the dispute that has outlawed him, he

Viking Language 2 (Byock Jesse L.)(Paperback / softback)

Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader (the 2nd book in the Viking Language Series) immerses the learner in Old Norse and Icelandic. Readings include a wealth of Old Norse myths, legends, complete Icelandic sagas, poems of the Scandinavian gods, runic inscriptions. There is a large vocabulary and

Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas (Byock Jesse L.)(Paperback)

Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas. Everything necessary to learn and teach Old Norse. Graded lessons, saga readings, runic inscriptions, grammar exercises, and pronunciation. With study guides and vocabulary. 15 lessons open the door to Scandinavian myth, legend, and

Supplementary Exercises for Old Norse - Old Icelandic (Byock Jesse)(Paperback)

Supplementary Exercises for Old Norse - Old Icelandic is a new volume in the Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series. A workbook of 17 lessons designed for those who want to learn or sharpen their skills in Old Norse with innovative exercises, word games, and map questions. With a full

Old Norse - Old Icelandic: Concise Introduction to the Language of the Sagas (Byock Jesse)(Paperback)

Elder Edda - A Book of Viking Lore (Orchard Andy)(Paperback / softback)

Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed V lsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun

Viking London (Williams Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

London was reborn in the fires of the Viking Age, transformed by immigrants and natives, kings and commoners, warriors and

Viking Britain - A History (Williams Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.To many, the word `Viking' brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of

The Saga of the Volsungs (Byock Jesse L.)(Paperback)

One of the great books of world literature--an unforgettable tale of jealousy, unrequited love, greed, and vengeance. Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of

Census (Ball Jesse)(Paperback / softback)

Island - Hidden Iceland Series, Book Two (Jonasson Ragnar)(Paperback / softback)

Iceland (Jones Andy)(Paperback / softback)

Iceland is a country well known for its superb landscape, unique geology and splendid birdlife. This guide provides 16 detailed route descriptions and close to 50 site descriptions. Includes extensive descriptions of the ecology, geology, history and flora & fauna of

Beautiful Ruins (Walter Jess)(Paperback / softback)

Letters from Iceland (MacNeice Louis)(Paperback / softback)

In the summer of 1936, W H Auden and Louis MacNeice visited Iceland on commission to write a travel book, but found themselves capturing concerns on a scale that were far more international. This is a collaboration in poetry and prose, reportage and correspondence, published in 1937 with the

Dying Well (Byock Ira)(Paperback)

From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well. Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone. This is Ira Byock's dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. Dying Well brings us to the homes

Berlitz Pocket Guide Iceland (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Berlitz)(Paperback / softback)

Iceland is a country bristling with natural beauty. Its landscape is littered with volcanoes, lagoons, glaciers, waterfalls, black-sand beaches and geysers. Berlitz Pocket Guide Iceland is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best

Viking Leicestershire (Dale Roderick)(Paperback / softback)

Viking Saga (Treece Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Viking Weapons and Warfare (Siddorn J. Kim)(Paperback / softback)

A history of Viking Weapons &

Pure Narco (Fink Luis Navia and Jesse)(Paperback / softback)

Questions of Travel - William Morris in Iceland (Greenlaw Lavinia)(Paperback / softback)

The Victorian artist and activist William Morris travelled to Iceland in search of an answer to the problem of how to

Out of Thin Air - A True Story Of Impossible Murder In Iceland (Adeane Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The bizarre true crime case that has gripped Iceland for five

Women in the Viking Age (Jesch Judith)(Paperback)

Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, Jesch discovers the true story of viking women. Well-illustrated, closely argued and fascinating. GUARDIAN This is the first book-length study in English to investigate what women did in the Viking age, both at home in Scandinavia and in the