A History of the Vikings

Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction I. The Northern Peoples to A.D. 700 1. From the Beginnings to the Age of Migrations 2. The Legendary History of the Swedes and the Danes II. The Viking Kingdoms to the Close of the Tenth Century 1. The Scandinavian Community, I: Diversity and Unity 2. The Historical Traditions of Norway to 950 3. Denmark to the Death of Gorm the Old 4. Denmark and Norway from the Accession of Harald Bluetooth to the Death of Olaf Tryggvason (c. 950-1000) III. The Viking Movement Overseas 1. The Scandinavian Community, II: Aspects of Society 2. Causes of the Viking Movement Overseas 3. The Movement South and South-West to 954: the British Isles, the Frankish Empire, the Mediterranean 4. The Movement East: The Baltic Lands, Russia, Byzantium 5. The Movement West: Iceland, Greenland, America IV. The Viking Age Ends 1. The Scandinavian Community, III: Culture and Image 2. Svein Forkbeard, Saint Olaf, Knut the Great 3. The Viking Kingdoms to the Death of Harald Hardradi, 1066 Appendixes I. Runes II. The Danelaw III. A Rus Ship-Burial on the Volga Select Bibliography Index