The Vikings

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. The Vikings by Allen Mawer was first published in 1913. The volume presents a historical account of Scandinavian civilisation during the Viking period, taking the term 'Viking' to refer to the wider culture from which the raiding parties emerged.

Introduction; 1. Causes of the Viking movement; 2. The Viking movement down to the middle of the 9th century; 3. The Vikings in England to the death of Harthacnut; 4. The Vikings in the Frankish Empire to the founding of Normany (911); 5. The Vikings in Ireland to the battle of Clontarf (1014); 6. The Vikings in the Orkneys, Scotland, the Western Islands and Man; 7. The Vikings in Baltic lands and Russia; 8. Viking civilisation; 9. Scandinavian influence in the Orkneys, Shetlands, the Western Islands and Man; 10. Scandinavian influence in Ireland; 11. Scandinavian influence in England; 12. Scandinavian influence in the Empire and Iceland; Bibliography; Index.