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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... frequent intercourse be- tween Wales and England , that the tones of the harp became almost entirely mute . The Welsh language gave way more and more to the English , and the time can hardly be far distant when the Celtic will become ...
... frequently mounted on horseback , and conveyed themselves with incredible speed from one place to another . Their frightful sabre - cuts resounded everywhere . Their progress was marked by the burning of churches and convents , castles ...
... frequent attacks of the Danes , now went over to them , accounting them their kinsmen . In Northumberland especially , the Danes , and a considerable number of Nor- wegians , had settled themselves securely under their own chiefs . Here ...
... frequently drawn down ruin on the surrounding dis- tricts , since it attracted thither almost all the Vikings who sought for booty and conquest . Nature herself has cut a deep bay into the eastern coast of England , at the mouth of the ...
... frequent inter- course with " the barbarians " ( the Danes ) , almost adopted their manners and customs . And it was , indeed , natural that the long voyages of the Northmen , and the important commerce carried on between the countries ...