{"product_id":"the-viking-diaspora-9781138020795","title":"The Viking Diaspora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Viking Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homelands as a form of 'diaspora'. Rather than the movements of armies, this book concentrates on the movements of people and the shared heritage and culture that connected them. Judith Jesch considers connections including law, literature, material culture and even environment, and highlights in detail the most significant forms of cultural contact: gender, beliefs and identities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the first to explain Scandinavian expansion using this model, and presents the Viking Age in a new and exciting way for students of Vikings and medieval history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Jesch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138020795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith Jesch\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Viking Studies at the University of Nottingham. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Viking Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003eShips and Men in the Late Viking Age. The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eThe Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century: an ethnographic perspective \u003c\/i\u003e(2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911805792371,"sku":"9781138020795","price":113.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_34e4825b-5d8e-46a7-bab5-03b0ad270cd2.jpg?v=1777569885","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-viking-diaspora-9781138020795","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}