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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: Rocks and Rhymes; The Karlevi stone; Runic inscriptions, skaldic verse and the late Viking Age; Literacy and orality; The runic corpus; The skaldic corpus; Verse in prose contexts; Reconstructing viking verse; The manuscript transmission; Viking verse as a historical source; Semantic study of skaldic verse and runic inscriptions; Skaldic vocabulary in context; Runes and semantics; Comparative angles; Sources and conventions; Ships and men in the late Viking Age; 2 Viking Activities; Vikings; víkingr; víking.
  • Death and war'He died'; Battles and raids; The fall of warriors; Trade; Pilgrimage; 3 Viking Destinations; 'East' and 'west'; The western route; 'West'; England; Britain and Ireland; Further west; The European continent and further south; Saxony and Frisia; Brittany and points south; Normandy and southern Italy; Africa; The eastern route; 'East'; The Baltic area; Russia; Byzantium and Jerusalem; Ingvarr's expedition; Serkland; Scandinavia; Hedeby; Denmark to Sweden; Two more towns; 4 Ships and Sailing; Words for 'ship'; skip; skeið; skeið; dreki; knorr; Oak and pine; Miscellaneous words.
  • Attack and defenceVictory and booty; Not like leeks and ale; 6 Group and Ethos in War and Trade; The group and its vocabulary; drengr; félagi; heimþegi; húskarl; gildi; The ideology of battle; 'He fled not'; 'He fed eagles, ravens and wolves'; The symbolism of battle: ravens and banners; Murder and betrayal; Kinds of Killing; Treachery; Loyalty; Treachery and politics; 7 Epilogue: Kings and Ships; From vikings to kings; From vikings to kings; After the Viking Age; Conclusion; WORKS CITED; APPENDIX I: THE RUNIC CORPUS; APPENDIX II: THE SKALDIC CORPUS; INDEX OF WORDS AND NAMES; GENERAL INDEX.

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