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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... steered his ship towards foreign and unknown shores . Norway must naturally be better calculated to form hardy persevering sailors than Denmark . With the exception of the west coast of Jutland , where there is not xvi INTRODUCTION .
... coast towards the Atlantic , which may almost be compared with the west coast of Norway . But both those countries possess a fruitful soil and a glorious southern climate . Their inhabitants were not , like the Northmen of old , forced ...
... coast , where they quickly spread themselves , and where fresh arriving Vikings always found reception and assistance . The Anglo - Saxon king , Alfred the Great , was driven from his throne , and wandered about a long time in the ...
... coast of England , at the mouth of the Thames , and thus pointed out to the Vikings the way they should pursue . The ships of the Danish Vi- kings constantly swarmed at the mouth of the Thames . When they were not strong enough to sail ...
... coast ; as in Winchester , which , like London , long had its " Husting ; Exeter , where a church was in later times dedicated to St. Olave ; and Bristol . But , out of London , the Danes scarcely formed at that time any really strong ...