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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... mountains and immense forests , which anciently were still more extensive . The valleys alone , along the banks of rivers , are productive , and capable of cultivation . The greater part of the inhabitants settled therefore originally ...
... mountain waves of the Atlantic and the far more dangerous surfs on the rocks of Norway , no longer dreaded the open sea . When the popu- lation had increased to such an extent that the Norwegian rocks could barely afford it a sufficient ...
... mountains of Wales , England's real highland . The valleys here are short and narrow , yet the country has not the wildness of mountain tracts . Although it contains England's highest mountain , Snowdon , whose summit is nearly three ...
... mountain tract , which , in comparison with England , is poor as regards fertility , but all the richer in natural ... mountains , formerly belonged , both by possessions and kinship , to the most powerful in Europe . Not only were the ...
... mountain districts in the West of England , particularly Cumberland ( the land of the Cymbri or Celts ) , Wales , and Cornwall . After a sanguinary war , which lasted more than a hundred . and fifty years , all their fine fruitful ...