Vikingatida sjöslag

This essay have its main focus on understanding how the usual naval battle under the viking agelooked like. The timeline in question is the year 793 to the middle of 11th century. The main sourceof information are taken from the sources that have the runes and scaldic verses as their referecepoint....

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Main Author: Theander, Danni
Format: Others
Language:Swedish
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-18464
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Summary:This essay have its main focus on understanding how the usual naval battle under the viking agelooked like. The timeline in question is the year 793 to the middle of 11th century. The main sourceof information are taken from the sources that have the runes and scaldic verses as their referecepoint. The study will take a brief look at the viking ships used in those battles and the weapons andarmor the soldiers would use. And then try to understand their part on the battlefield.