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Kenneth W. Harl
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Written by:
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Kenneth W. Harl
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The Great Courses
About this listen
As raiders and explorers, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of western Europe.
Now, in a series of 36 vivid lectures by an honored teacher and classical scholar, you have the opportunity to understand this remarkable race as never before, studying the Vikings not only as warriors, but in all of the other roles in which they were equally extraordinary - merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas. Professor Harl draws insights from an astonishing array of sources: The Russian Primary Chronicle (a Slavic text from medieval Kiev), 13th-century Icelandic poems and sagas, Byzantine accounts, Arab geographies, annals of Irish monks who faced Viking raids, Roman reports, and scores of other firsthand contemporary documents.
Among the topics you'll explore are the profound influence of the Norse gods and heroes on Viking culture and the Vikings' extraordinary accomplishments as explorers and settlers in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. And with the help of archaeological findings, you'll learn to analyze Viking ship burials, rune stones and runic inscriptions, Viking wood carving, jewelry, sculpture, and metalwork. By the end of the series, you'll have a new understanding of what it meant to be a Viking and a richer appreciation of this remarkable race - a people who truly defined the history of Europe, and whose brave, adventurous, and creative spirit still survives today.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-16
Much more than just the vikings
This great courses lecture was an insightful venture into who the norseman were. Where they went, what they did and how they affected not just medievil England, but the whole world. #audible1
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- Will
- 2022-07-07
Great history series
Really excellent history of the Scandinavian peoples. Tracing the Viking impact on Ireland Great Britain France Italy Russia Ukraine, and indeed the hall of Europe. Very well done
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- John
- 2021-02-20
Really exciting to the listeners that love vikings
For it being a lecture style of content. It was fantastic learning an hearing about how Europe was drastically changed by the Viking.
Speaker was well knowledged on the subject and presented the information in a very easy to swollow manor.
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- P. giguere
- 2019-09-27
History of vikings from A to Z
If you want to learn the in-depth history of vikings, this is a series you don't want to miss.
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- Sherise Rousch
- 2018-09-20
loved this lecture.
Hghly recommended. Brought the whole time frame into prospective. I've learned more about the raise and fall of the Vikings era (Danes) through this lecture then through other sources. It's not to dry and has a few chuckles.
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- A1
- 2018-09-19
Very thorough.
Great listen, like some of the other history lectures it’s very information heavy and sometimes I wonder if all the details are needed to get a world view of this time and its people. I’ll have to listen to it again to soak up some more.
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- Slim Spliffington
- 2022-01-20
Excellent presentation of the Viking age.
I really enjoyed this one. The author / narrator really knows the material and presents it well.
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- Curt Carbonell
- 2020-11-05
A Very Comprehensive Survey of the Viking Age
Harl does a masterful job of explaining the causes and results of the Viking Age. His grip on the historical and archaeological evidence is offered in a compelling and captivating way. I definitely recommend this course if one is looking to get an overview of over a thousand years of Scandinavian and Viking history.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-03-05
Excellent as always
I very much enjoy Kenneth Harl's courses. Have finished two and am working in a third. These are a must listen for those who are interested im history.
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- eric
- 2022-01-02
good stuff
loved it and found this very informative. some of the information was quite stunning. like the exploration with the long ship's
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