Ships and men in the late Viking Age : the vocabulary of runic inscriptions and skaldic verse /

Names of ships; The ship and its parts; The hull; The stems; Inside the hull; Rudders, oars and shields; Masts, sails and rigging; In harbour and on land; The vocabulary of sailing; Description and metaphor; Preparing and launching; The ship in the sea; Shipwreck and landing; 5 The Crew, the Fleet a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jesch, Judith, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2001.
Temas:
Inscriptions, Runic.
Viking ships.
Sailing > Terminology.
Boats and boating > Terminology.
Old Norse language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Old Norse poetry > History and criticism.
Scalds and scaldic poetry > History and criticism.
Inscriptions runiques.
Vieux norrois (Langue) > Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc.
Poésie vieux norroise > Histoire et critique.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > History.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
Boats and boating
Inscriptions, Runic
Old Norse language
Old Norse poetry
Sailing
Scalds and scaldic poetry
Viking ships
Runenschrift.
Skaldenpoëzie.
Scheepvaart.
Terminologie.
Oudnoords.
Oudzweeds.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Terminology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Names of ships; The ship and its parts; The hull; The stems; Inside the hull; Rudders, oars and shields; Masts, sails and rigging; In harbour and on land; The vocabulary of sailing; Description and metaphor; Preparing and launching; The ship in the sea; Shipwreck and landing; 5 The Crew, the Fleet and Battles at Sea; Manning a ship; The owner; The captain; The crew; The fleet and the troop; lið; Compounds with -lið; floti; leiðangr; The troop; Units of the fleet; Summary; Battles at sea; Maritime warfare; Place and time; Preliminaries to battle; Bringing the ships together.
The Vikings were the master mariners and ship-builders of the middle ages: their success depended on these skills. The nautical vocabulary of the Viking Age, however, has been surprisingly neglected. This book is the first systematic and comparative study of the contemporary evidence of runic inscriptions and skaldic verse documenting men's use of ships in the late Viking Age. The vocabulary is studied within the larger context of 'viking' activity in this period, and casts light on what that activity was, where it took place and its impact on developments in the Scandinavian kingship.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and indexes.
ISBN:9781846151538
1846151538

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