Kings and Vikings

by Peter H. Sawyer

Professor Sawyer offers some new interpretations of the development of Scandinavian society and the history of the Christian conversion.

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Medieval, Medieval History

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 1982

About the author

Peter Hayes Sawyer was an English historian. His work on the Vikings was highly influential, as was his scholarship on Medieval England. Sawyer's early work The Age of the Vikings argued that the Vikings were "traders not raiders", overturning the previously held view that the Vikings' voyages were only focused on destruction and pillaging.

Sawyer is particularly known for his annotated catalogue of Anglo-Saxon charters. Anglo-Saxon charters are referenced by "Sawyer" numbers (abbreviated 'S' as for example in charter "S 407") according to his catalogue.

Reviews

[Ken Scheffler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise and readable, although now somewhat dated still a good introductory work. Wish I would have read two or so decades ago.

[Vytor Fonte · Rating 5 out of 5]

A deep explanation about the Vikings and it's culture, and also one of my first books to read in English.

[Stacia · Rating 5 out of 5]

authoritative viking guide, dudes.

[Hayley Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book provides more nitty-gritty archaeological evidence than what I was looking for, but I found the chapters on Scandinavian society and Pagans and Christians fairly helpful to my research.