{"product_id":"the-viking-age-a-reader-readings-in-medieval-civilizations-and-cultures","title":"The Viking Age: A Reader (Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn assembling  translating  and arranging over a hundred primary source readings  Somerville and McDonald successfully illuminate the Vikings and their world for twenty-first-century students and instructors. The diversity of the Viking Age is brought to life through the range of sources presented  and the geographical and chronological coverage of these readings. The Norse translations  many of them new to this collection  are straightforward and easily accessible  and the chapter introductions contextualize the readings while allowing the sources to speak for themselves. The second edition of this popular reader has been revised and reorganized into fourteen chapters. Nearly twenty sources have been added  including material on children  games and entertainment  and runic inscriptions  as well as new readings on the martyrdom of Alfeah  the life of Saint Findan  and the martyrdom of Saint Edmund. The reader can be paired for classroom use with its companion volume  The Vikings and Their Age  authored by Somerville and McDonald. Together  these books provide comprehensive coverage for a course on the Vikings. Additional resources  such as a detailed bibliography and instructions on reading skaldic poetry  can be found on the History Matters website (www.utphistorymatters.com).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44950305112117,"sku":"ByrdShop_1442608676","price":226.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781442608672.jpg?v=1770105169","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-viking-age-a-reader-readings-in-medieval-civilizations-and-cultures","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}