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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... Ships were soon built , capable not only of navigating the fiords , but of venturing beyond their mouths . The first ... ship through the mountain waves of the Atlantic and the far more dangerous surfs on the rocks of Norway , no longer ...
... ships which from all quarters seek the coasts of England . The winter is considerably milder than in our northern regions ; and the sea air , not permitting the snow to lie for any length of time , renders the climate , on the whole ...
... ships at the mouths of rivers , or lay under the islands on the coasts . Thence they would sail up the rivers to the interior of the country , where they frequently mounted on horseback , and conveyed themselves with incredible speed ...
... ships that assemble there from all parts of the world , and to mark the activity that everywhere prevails on the beautiful shores of the river . But it becomes doubly remarkable when we recollect that this spectacle is neither a new one ...
... ships of the Danish Vi- kings constantly swarmed at the mouth of the Thames . When they were not strong enough to sail up the river and attack London , or when the winter approached , they anchored under the coast , in places where they ...