Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
Extreme North: A Cultural History by Bernd Brunner
RRP: $42.88$36.17People have perennially projected their fantasies onto the North as a frozen no-man's-land full of marauding Vikings or as the unspoiled landscape of a purer, more elemental form of life. Bernd Brunner recovers the encounters of adventurers with its... -
The Vikings: From Odin to Christ by Martyn Whittock 9780745980188
RRP: $25.33$18.76The popular image of the Vikings is of tall red-headed men, raping and pillaging their way around the coast of Europe, stopping only to ransack monasteries and burn longships. But the violent Vikings of the 8th century became the pious Christians of the... -
The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Gave 9781949709582
RRP: $29.15$23.65When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to find world-class players who could help turn things around more quickly were conscripted servants behind the Iron... -
Christian Krohg's Naturalism by Oystein Sjastad 9780295749198
RRP: $62.40$55.01The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artistThe Norwegian painter, novelist, and social critic Christian Krohg (1852-1925) is best known for creating highly political paintings of workers, prostitutes, and Skagen fishermen of the... -
Japanese Culture Through Videogames by Rachael Hutchinson
RRP: $81.88$74.41Examining a wide range of Japanese videogames, including arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games and console JRPGs, this book assesses their cultural significance and shows how gameplay and context can be analyzed together to understand videogames... -
The Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Century by Francis Sejersted 9780691147741
RRP: $117.00$91.85This is the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiration and envy around the world. Francis Sejersted, one of Scandinavia's leading historians, tells how Norway... -
Liberating Sapmi: Indigenous Resistance in Europe's Far North by Gabriel Kuhn
RRP: $33.13$21.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629637129Author Gabriel KuhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat by William R Short
RRP: $97.50$62.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594163609Author William R ShortFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Westholme PublishingPublisher Westholme PublishingWeight(grams) 816gDimensions(mm)... -
Labour, Unions and Politics under the North Star: The Nordic Countries, 1700-2000 by Mary Hilson 9781789200812
RRP: $54.50$44.03Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden today all enjoy a reputation for strong labour movements, which in turn are widely seen as part of a distinctive regional approach to politics, collective bargaining and welfare. But as this volume... -
Motherland: Russia in the Twentieth Century by David R. Marples 9780582438347
$71.64Motherland tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. From Lenin's virtual coup in November 1917 to Boris Yeltsin's ruthless takeover of power in 1991, the book culminates with a new view of the Yeltsin years.David Marples focuses... -
Project History: The Vikings by Sally Hewitt
$26.60Discover the world of the Vikings through an exciting combination of information and step-by-step activities.Simple text with fascinating illustrations and artefacts make Project History the perfect introduction to the past.Introduces past civilisations... -
The Great Northern War: New Perspectives by Michael Hesselholt Clemmesen 9788740831443
RRP: $33.15$27.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788740831443Author Michael Hesselholt ClemmesenFormat PaperbackPage Count 109Imprint University Press of Southern DenmarkPublisher University Press of... -
In the Darkest of Days: Exploring Human Sacrifice and Value in Southern Scandinavian Prehistory by Matthew J. Walsh 9781789258592
$81.35This book collects recent works on the subjects of sacrificial offerings, ritualised violence and the relative values thereof in the contexts of Scandinavian prehistory from the Neolithic to the Viking era. It provides a detailed re-appraisal of key... -
The Hansa Towns and the Hanseatic League by Helen Zimmern 9781519473417
RRP: $21.43$19.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781519473417Author Helen ZimmernFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The Works of Sven Aggesen: Twelfth-century Danish Historian by Sven Aggesen 9780903521246
RRP: $23.40$19.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903521246Author Sven AggesenFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Viking Society for Northern ResearchPublisher Viking Society for Northern Research -
Great Northern War: A History from Beginning to End by Hourly History 9798532058071
RRP: $19.48$15.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798532058071Author Hourly HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 129g -
The A to Z of Norway by Jan Sjovik 9780810872134
RRP: $87.75$77.01One of the smallest countries in Europe, Norway has created for itself a position in the world community, which is completely out of proportion to the size of its population. Originally the home of sub-Arctic hunters and gatherers, then of ferocious... -
The A to Z of Denmark by Alastair H. Thomas 9780810872059
RRP: $87.75$77.79Denmark is the oldest monarchy in Europe. At different points in its history, Denmark's boundaries have encompassed England, Sweden, West Africa, India, and the West Indies. Despite its changing and relatively small boundaries, Denmark has played a much... -
The Vikings: A History by Robert Ferguson 9780143118015
RRP: $39.00$26.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143118015Author Robert FergusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Text by Snorri Sturluson in Olafs Saga Tryggvasonar En Mesta by Olafur Halldorsson 9780903521499
RRP: $19.50$16.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903521499Author Olafur HalldorssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Viking Society for Northern ResearchPublisher Viking Society for Northern... -
Norway-Sweden: Union, Disunion, and Scandinavian Integration by Raymond E. Lindgren 9780691652641
$228.70The Scandinavian countries today form a security-community for economic cooperation and the settlement of international controversy by peaceful methods rather than by war. This status was achieved not while Norway and Sweden were amalgamated in a... -
The Viking-Age Rune-Stones: Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia by Birgit Sawyer 9780198206439
$201.73There are over 3000 runic inscriptions on stone made in Scandinavia in the late Viking Age. This book is the first attempt by a historian to study the material as a whole. The analysis reveals significant regional variations that reflect different stages... -
Vindicacion de Los Exploradores Espanoles by Charles F. Lummis 9788441437449
RRP: $56.45$45.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788441437449Author Charles F. LummisFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Edaf AntillasPublisher Edaf AntillasWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 168mm... -
Studies in Upplandic Runography by Claiborne W. Thompson
RRP: $38.98$34.20Studies in Upplandic Runography is a detailed treatment of the runic inscriptions from the province of Uppland, Sweden, where runic art reached a high point in A.D. 1200 and where runic inscriptions are most numerous. Most of the runic monuments... -
Phasing out the Colonial Status of Greenland, 1945-54: A Historical Study by Frede P. Jensen
RRP: $113.08$93.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788763525879Author Erik BeukelFormat PaperbackPage Count 478Imprint Museum Tusculanum PressPublisher Museum Tusculanum PressWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm)... -
From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume IV: Indexes by Orm Overland
RRP: $105.30$84.65The experience of early Norwegian-American immigrants, told in their letters home-now discoverable in an extensive index Seeking economic improvement or a fresh start, following family or news of a land of opportunity, Norwegians left their homeland... -
The Vikings and Their Age by Angus A. Somerville
RRP: $38.98$35.45This book, the first in our Companions to Medieval Studies series, is a brief introduction to the history, culture, and religion of the Viking Age and provides an essential foundation for study of the period. The companion begins by defining the... -
A Typical SOE Story: The Unknown Warriors of the Norwegian Resistance by Rolf Dahlo 9781544063218
RRP: $42.90$36.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544063218Author Rolf DahloFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
The Norwegian Exception?: Norway's Liberal Democracy Since 1814 by Mathilde Fasting
RRP: $39.00$34.79How did Norway become a highly successful liberal democracy? Will its prosperity and stability last, or has modern history been an exception? Is the Norwegian experience based on luck, or has a part been played by clever politicians and sound... -
Wasteland with Words: A Social History of Iceland by Sigurdur Gylfi Magnusson 9781861896612
$52.90Iceland appears to many a country shrouded in mystery and legend, and marked by contradiction: a part of Europe, and yet separated from it by the Atlantic Ocean; seemingly inhospitable, and yet home to more than 300,000 souls. Wasteland with Words... -
Introduction to Nordic Cultures by Annika Lindskog 9781787354012
RRP: $78.00$69.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787354012Author Annika LindskogFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 650g -
Norse Myths: Viking Legends of Heroes and Gods by Martin J. Dougherty
RRP: $38.98$28.88The stories of Thor, Odin and Loki are familiar to most of us. Many people know that the Norse gods fought against giants and were ultimately betrayed by Loki the trickster. The end of the world and the death of the gods in a grim battle called Ragnarok... -
Icelanders in the Viking Age by William R. Short 9780786447275
RRP: $29.23$24.47The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy. Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people... -
Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation by Sverre Bagge 9780691161501
RRP: $68.25$54.09Christianity and European-style monarchy--the cross and the scepter--were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. Cross and Scepter is a concise history of the Scandinavian... -
Island of the Doomed by Laurie Thompson
RRP: $29.23$26.15In the summer of 1946, while secluded in August Strindberg's small cabin in the Stockholm archipelago, Stig Dagerman wrote Island of the Doomed. This novel was unlike any other yet seen in Sweden and would establish him as the country's brightest... -
The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World by Arthur Herman 9780358699200
RRP: $38.98$24.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358699200Author Arthur HermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 130mm *... -
Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security by Marc Lanteigne
RRP: $87.73$76.60The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security offers a comprehensive examination of security in the region, encompassing both state-based and militarized notions of security, as well as broader security perspectives reflecting debates about changes in... -
The Goths: A Captivating Guide to the Visigoths and Ostrogoths Who Sacked Rome and Played an Essential Role in the Fall of the Western Roman Empire by Captivating History 9781950922505
RRP: $38.94$23.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950922505Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Ch PublicationsPublisher Ch PublicationsWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
History of the Vikings: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Age and Feared Norse Seafarers Such as Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Egil Skallagrimsson, and More by Captivating History 9781729693032
RRP: $26.50$22.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781729693032Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The Older Gulathing Law by Erik Simensen 9780367681470
RRP: $74.08$65.09The Gulathing Law regulates relations between the social classes, the king and his officers, the clergy, and the peasantry. Parts of the law appear to be a social contract between two parties: on the one hand the people, on the other hand the church and...