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The Viking Age, Vol. 2

The Viking Age, Vol. 2

by Paul B. Du Chaillu

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Author
Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903
Title
The Viking Age. Volume 2 (of 2) The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations
Credits
Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DL: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Northern Europe, Scandinavia
Subject
Scandinavia -- Civilization
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 56168
Release Date
December 13, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE VIKING AGE THE EARLY HISTORY, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS OF THE ANCESTORS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING NATIONS ILLUSTRATED FROM THE ANTIQUITIES DISCOVERED IN MOUNDS, CAIRNS, AND BOGS AS WELL AS FROM THE ANCIENT SAGAS AND EDDAS
  2. 2.CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
  3. 3.CHAPTER I. MARRIAGE.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. DIVORCE.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE BIRTH AND BRINGING UP OF CHILDREN.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. THE ARVEL, OR INHERITANCE FEAST.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. FOSTER-BROTHERHOOD.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. WEAPONS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. WAR CUSTOMS.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. ROCK-TRACINGS. [117]
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. WAR-SHIPS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. THE FLEETS OF THE NORTHMEN.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. MODE OF NAVAL WARFARE OF THE NORTHMEN.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. SEA BATTLES.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. TRADERS AND TRADING-SHIPS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. DEBTS AND ROBBERY.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. HALLS AND BUILDINGS.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. FEASTS, ENTERTAINMENTS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. DRESS OF MEN.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. DRESS OF WOMEN.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. THE BRACTEATES.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. OCCUPATIONS AND SPORTS OF MEN.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. OCCUPATIONS OF WOMEN.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. EXERCISES—IDRÓTTIR.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. IDRÓTTIR.—POETRY OR SCALDSHIP, MUSIC AND MENTAL EXERCISES.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. THE CONDUCT OF LIFE—THE HÁVAMÁL.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. SORROW AND MOURNING.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. CHAMPIONS AND BERSERKS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. ( Continued. )
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. ( Continued. )
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. ( Continued. ) — The Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Battles. — The Fourteenth Battle and Dream of King Olaf. — The Fifteenth Battle.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. ( Continued. )
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. ( Continued. )
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. THE DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF ICELAND, GREENLAND, AND AMERICA. — Discovery and Settlement of Iceland. — Discovery of Greenland. — Discovery of America. — First Journey. — Discovery of Vinland. — Third Voyage. — Fourth Voyage.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. THE ORKNEYS AND HEBRIDES.
  37. 37.APPENDIX. I. The Testimony of the Frankish Annals.
  38. 38.APPENDIX II Facsimiles of Old Norse Manuscripts.
  39. 39.APPENDIX III. ROMAN COINS FOUND IN SCANDINAVIA.
  40. 40.INDEX.
  41. 41.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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