HARDCOVER - History in the Age of Vikings: Volume 2 *NEW BOOK*

Description: History in the Age of Vikings: Volume 2 *NEW BOOK* Hardcover EditionSold by CGR PublishingWe are the official publisher of the History in the Age of Vikings series. Hardback EditionRelease Date: December 8, 2021 Author: Ephraim Durnst Length: 396 Pages Black and White with Glossy Color CoverISBN: 978-1592182855 MSRP: $34.95**We combine shipping on books! Pay shipping on first book, other books $1 per item. Please contact us if interested, or add items to your cart and request a total, or check out and contact us and well take care of it!**Volume 2 in the three-volume illustrated series about Vikings features weapons, war-ships, superstitions, art, rock tracings, marriage customs, and more.Based on the nearly-destroyed, rare works of a 19th-century writer and archaeologist, History in the Age of Vikings Volume 2 featured even more detailed information about the advanced Northern civilization including marriage, divorce, children, war, weapons, art, and a variety of superstitions. Features:More than 1600 contemporary illustrations spread across three volumesFull-size 8 1/2″ x 11″ pagesDigitally restored and enhanced imagesEnlarged pages and images with enhanced layoutsModern retro-styled cover design for displayIntroduction by World’s Fair historian and artist, Mark BusslerHardcover and Softcover printing optionsVolume 2 features sacrifices, feasts, dreams, struggles, land, and the laws of the earlier English tribes in addition to a variety of detailed illustrations of lethal Viking weaponry, armor, ships, wagons, and more.“Featured in Chapter IV is their view of Valhalla, or “the hall of the slain,” and its influence on the future history of Europe by making these people of the North powerful and nearly unstoppable warriors.Contemporary archaeologists unearthed a spectacular collection of Viking weapons, armor, wagons, and war-ships that were thoroughly documented and illustrated for Du Chaillu’s original manuscript. We restored those images for this printing of the book and, in many cases, greatly enlarged them for modern readers to absorb every bit of detail.”Volume 2 Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Religion – The VolvasChapter 2: Ægir and RanChapter 3: Sacrifices to the Alfar, Etc…Chapter 4: ValhallaChapter 5: Superstitions – Shape ChangingChapter 6: Superstitions – WitchcraftChapter 7: Superstitions – OmensChapter 8: Superstitions – DreamsChapter 9: The Struggle Between Paganism and ChristianityChapter 10: The LandChapter 11: Divisions of People Into ClassesChapter 12: Slavery – ThraldomChapter 13: The ThingChapter 14: The Godi and GodishipChapter 15: The Laws of the Earlier English TribesChapter 16: Indemnity – WeregildChapter 17: The Oath and OrdealChapter 18: DuelingChapter 19: OutlawryChapter 20: RevengeChapter 21: MarriageChapter 22: DivorceChapter 23: The Birth and Bringing Up of ChildrenChapter 24: The Arvel, or Inheritance FeastChapter 25: Foster-BrotherhoodChapter 26: WeaponsChapter 27: War CustomsChapter 28: Rock TracingsChapter 29: War-Ships

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