Kirsten Wolf

24 Hours in the Viking World

A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 07/11/2024

ISBN: 9781789295832

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Hardback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 272 pages

Illustration: b/w line drawings throughout

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Spend 24 hours immersed in the rich and fascinating everyday lives of the Vikings.

Between the infamous Lindisfarne raid in 793 CE and the Norman conquest of 1066, the peoples we know now as the Vikings became one of the most far-ranging and influential civilizations in history. The Vikings are frequently portrayed as raiders, marauding across medieval Europe and Britain, but the culture and society of the medieval Nordic peoples was so much more diverse, multifaceted and influential than it is often depicted.

In 24 Hours in the Viking World, author and Viking expert Kirsten Wolf chronicles an hour in the life of 24 individuals from every corner of Viking society over the course of a single day. From the warrior to the thrall, the shipbuilder to the farmer, the poet to the oracle, each chapter offers a snapshot of the world as it was in medieval Scandinavia, and an insight into how these people lived, loved, worked, fought and died.

The latest entry in the bestselling 24 Hours series, 24 Hours in the Viking World presents an absorbing, grounded and tangible look at what it was really like to be alive during this pivotal era in history.

Sales points:

  • The latest entry in the bestselling 24 Hours series, featuring 24 Hours in Ancient Rome, 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt, 24 Hours in Ancient China and 24 Hours in Ancient Athens, which has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide to date and has been translated into over 15 languages.

  • A uniquely accessible format that offers a vivid and wide-ranging narrative portrait of the Viking world.

  • Vikings are a perennially popular subject across history, media and pop culture.

  • Author Kirsten Wolf is a US-based academic specializing in Scandinavian languages and history. A native of Denmark, she is the author of several Vikings books and an expert in the field.

About the Author:

Kirsten Wolf

Kirsten Wolf is a Professor and Torger Thompson Chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A native of Denmark, she received her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Scandinavian languages from University College London. She is the author of several books, including Vikings: An Encyclopedia of Conflict, Invasions, and Raids (with Tristan Mueller-Vollmer) (2022) and Viking Age (2013).

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