VIKING
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First published in 2009 by Viking Penguin,
a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Copyright © Robert Ferguson, 2009
All rights reserved
Map illustrations by Jeff Edwards
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Ferguson, Robert, 1948-
The Vikings : a history / Robert Ferguson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-1-101-15142-6
1. Vikings. 2. Civilization, Viking. 3. Europe—History—476-1492. I. Title.
DL65.F467 2009
948.022—dc22
2009026818
Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
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Index
Characters found only in Scandinavian alphabets are interfiled with their nearest equivalents in the English alphabet; Scandinavian personal names using patronymics rather than surnames are indexed under first name; the prefixes ‘al-’ and ‘ar-’ are ignored (e.g. ‘al-madjus’ is filed as if it were ‘madjus’).
Aachen
Abbo de St Germain
Abbo of Fleury
Abd al-Rahmin, emir
Adalbert, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
Adaldag, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
Adalward the Younger, bishop of Sigtuna
Adam of Bremen
on Anund, king
on Birka defences
on Christianity in Sweden
on Cnut, king
on Danish Vikings
on deformities
on Egino, bishop
on Emund the Old
on Erik Segersäll
on Harald Bluetooth
on Hedeby-Birka sailing time
on Henrik, bishop
on Iceland
on Ingvar’s expedition
on Ivar the Boneless
on Olav Haraldson
on Olof Sköttkonung
on Ragnar Lodbrok
reliability as source
on Sven Estridson
on Tadiko, bishop
on unfaithful women
on Unni’s mission to Denmark
Uppsala temple description
on Viking Age causes
Adèle/Gerloc (dau. of Rollo)
Adémar of Chabannes
Adomnán, abbot of Iona
Aed Finlaith, king
Ælfeah see Alphege, Saint, archbishop of Canterbury
Ælfgifu (Cnut’s mistress)
Ælfmær, abbot
Ælfric, alderman
Aelfthryth, queen, consort of Edgar, king of England
Aella, king of Northumbria
Æsir/Aesir
see also Frey; Freyja; Heimdall; Loki; Odin
Æskell (named on Svinnegarn stone)
Aethelfled/Ethelfled, princess
Aethelnoth, archbishop of Canterbury
Aethelred/Ethelred, alderman
Æthelweard (chronicler)
Aethelwold, king of Northumbria
Africa
Agdenes, battle of
Age of Migrations
Aggersborg fort, Denmark
Agnar Helgason
Aifur rapids
Alan(the Great), duke of Brittany
Alan(Barbetorte), duke
Published by the Penguin Group
Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street,
New York, New York 10014, U.S.A.
Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3
(a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.)
Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England
Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
(a division of Penguin Books Ltd)
Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell,
Victoria 3124, Australia
(a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd)
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park,
New Delhi - 110 017, India
Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632,
New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd)
Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue,
Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices:
80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England
First published in 2009 by Viking Penguin,
a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Copyright © Robert Ferguson, 2009
All rights reserved
Map illustrations by Jeff Edwards
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Ferguson, Robert, 1948-
The Vikings : a history / Robert Ferguson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-1-101-15142-6
1. Vikings. 2. Civilization, Viking. 3. Europe—History—476-1492. I. Title.
DL65.F467 2009
948.022—dc22
2009026818
Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrightable materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.
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Index
Characters found only in Scandinavian alphabets are interfiled with their nearest equivalents in the English alphabet; Scandinavian personal names using patronymics rather than surnames are indexed under first name; the prefixes ‘al-’ and ‘ar-’ are ignored (e.g. ‘al-madjus’ is filed as if it were ‘madjus’).
Aachen
Abbo de St Germain
Abbo of Fleury
Abd al-Rahmin, emir
Adalbert, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
Adaldag, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
Adalward the Younger, bishop of Sigtuna
Adam of Bremen
on Anund, king
on Birka defences
on Christianity in Sweden
on Cnut, king
on Danish Vikings
on deformities
on Egino, bishop
on Emund the Old
on Erik Segersäll
on Harald Bluetooth
on Hedeby-Birka sailing time
on Henrik, bishop
on Iceland
on Ingvar’s expedition
on Ivar the Boneless
on Olav Haraldson
on Olof Sköttkonung
on Ragnar Lodbrok
reliability as source
on Sven Estridson
on Tadiko, bishop
on unfaithful women
on Unni’s mission to Denmark
Uppsala temple description
on Viking Age causes
Adèle/Gerloc (dau. of Rollo)
Adémar of Chabannes
Adomnán, abbot of Iona
Aed Finlaith, king
Ælfeah see Alphege, Saint, archbishop of Canterbury
Ælfgifu (Cnut’s mistress)
Ælfmær, abbot
Ælfric, alderman
Aelfthryth, queen, consort of Edgar, king of England
Aella, king of Northumbria
Æsir/Aesir
see also Frey; Freyja; Heimdall; Loki; Odin
Æskell (named on Svinnegarn stone)
Aethelfled/Ethelfled, princess
Aethelnoth, archbishop of Canterbury
Aethelred/Ethelred, alderman
Æthelweard (chronicler)
Aethelwold, king of Northumbria
Africa
Agdenes, battle of
Age of Migrations
Aggersborg fort, Denmark
Agnar Helgason
Aifur rapids
Alan(the Great), duke of Brittany
Alan(Barbetorte), duke
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