- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Hushion House; New edition edition (Feb 17 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0851153607
- ISBN-13: 978-0851153605
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 381 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #275,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Well-illustrated, closely argued and fascinating.THE GUARDIANA coherent, tangible and convincing picture of the age as a whole. HISTORY This excellent study gives a thorough and learned survey of the subject of the title, assembling evidence from a wide range of sources. SCANDINAVICAA fine example of the interdisciplinary nature of both viking and women's studies... the study demonstrates the author's mastery of an impressive array of linguistic and methodological tools. JEGP (US) A lively and compelling book...the author's particular strengths lie in her study of literature. Judith Jesch has captured the spirit of Viking women. Her book is a fitting tribute to them. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY
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"Well-illustrated, closely argued and fascinating." - "Guardian". This is the first book-length study in English to investigate what women did in the Viking age, both at home in Scandinavia and in the Viking colonies from Greenland to Russia. Evidence for their lives is fragmentary, but Judith Jesch assembles the clues provided by archaeology, runic inscriptions, place names and personal names, foreign historical records and Old Norse literature and mythology. These sources illuminate different aspects of women's lives in the Viking age, on the farms and in the trading centres of Scandinavia, abroad on Viking expeditions, and as settlers in places, such as Iceland and the British Isles. "Women in the Viking Age" explores an unfamiliar aspect of medieval history and offers a new perspective on Viking society, very different from the traditional picture of a violent and male-dominated world. Judith Jesch is Reader in Viking Studies at the University of Nottingham.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Much Needed Resource for Women's History,
By Jill Parsley (Northfield, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Women in the Viking Age (Paperback)
I first got this book as a source for a paper in my Viking history class. I had had trouble finding decent resources and this book was a life-saver! There is so little information on Viking women, largely because of the stereotypes that many people have about the Vikings. In reality, Viking women enjoyed many rights and privileges that women in other parts of the world did not have. My only regret is that there is not more info about this subject. Thank you, Judith Jesch, for writing a much needed resource for info on Viking women.
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Good book on a little study topic.,
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This review is from: Women in the Viking Age (Paperback)
This is a good history of Norse women. The writer has no noticable political agenda so it is just straight history. It is not just P.C. "women studies" like some books on the topics. So it is worth your money. Wyatt Kaldenberg
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Women in the Viking Age,
By J. Bourassa "I'm sure its ... Look a shiney t... (Clifton Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Women in the Viking Age (Paperback)
I just recently purchased this book and read it in 2 days. It seems to keep to facts, not opinions (unless stated). It was fairly easy to read (only a few "dry" places) and it gave it's sources for everything so more reading on the subject is possible. I found it fascinating.
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