{"product_id":"the-varangians-in-gods-holy-fire-9783030537999","title":"The Varangians: In God's Holy Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book explores the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus, and the Varangians from their earliest mentions in narrative sources to the late medieval period, comparing sources from different cultures and reassessing established historiographical grand narratives. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 212 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 October 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA comparison is made between sources emanating from different cultures, such as the Roman Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and its successor states, the early kingdoms of the Rus and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms. A key element in the history of the Rus and the Varangians is the fashioning of identities and how different cultures define themselves in comparison and contrast with the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book offers a fresh and engaging view of these medieval sources, and a thorough reassessment of established historiographical grand narratives on Scandinavian peoples in the East.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 310g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 210 x 148 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9783030537999\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1st ed. 2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sverrir Jakobsson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44103389774074,"sku":"9783030537999","price":91.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646316935318_book.jpg?v=1646945498","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-varangians-in-gods-holy-fire-9783030537999","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}