An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and IrelandJ. Murray, 1852 - 359 стор. "My aim in it has been to convey a juster and less prejudiced notion than prevails at present respecting the Danish and Norwegian conquests." -Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians (1852) An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland (1852) by Jens Warsaae, was based on his research into the Scandinavian invasions of the European mainland. During the 10th century, the European mainland was invaded by Norse settlers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, who intermarried with native tribes and came to be known as "Normans." While their influence on the history of France was significant, it was even stronger in England, which the Normans conquered in the 11th century. Warsaae's book, commissioned by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, was his attempt to revise the impressions that the 19th century British had of the effects of the Norman conquests on England. This replica of the original text is accompanied by numerous woodcuts. |
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... Vikings ( Isl . , Vikingr , a sea - rover , pirate ) , who played so great a part during the Danish conquests , were not Ví - kings , but Vik - ings ( Veék - ings ) ; so called either from the Icelandic Vik ( Dan . , Vig ) , a bay of ...
... Vikings , or pirates , harried and esta- blished themselves upon the coasts of Finland and of the countries now belonging to Russia ; and a tribe of them , the Varæger , even made themselves there the reigning people . Partly in ...
... Viking , and the Norwegian distinguished himself in the same manner . Norway turns her broad and rocky bosom towards the ocean . Her wild and broken coasts , split into deep fiords , or gulfs , bear witness to the never- ceasing and ...
... Viking to endure all kinds of hardships , and given him strength to wield the sword with effect ; it had also steeled his courage , and taught him fearlessly to face all manner of danger . The clear starry firmament of the North enabled ...
... Vikings . The victories of Sweden are of a modern date , and since the last two cen- turies ; but those of Denmark are of the ninth , tenth , eleventh , and twelfth centuries . The remembrance of the Swedish sabre - cut yet remains ...