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The Viking Age. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Get to know the real Vikings, focusing not only on their famous raids and bloody conquests but also on their settlements, societies, spiritual beliefs, and more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Anthropology.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Military history..; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; History, Ancient.;
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The Vikings in Popular Culture. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Dive into the convergent political and military forces that pushed marauding Northmen out of Europe and back to Scandinavia around AD 1066. Track the rise of Viking Age scholarship across academic disciplines. And assess the Vikings' enduring legacy on both high and popular culture today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Viking Age Begins. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.The raid on the British island of Lindisfarne marks the beginning of the Viking Age. But should the story really start there? How did the Vikings engage with the world around them prior to and during the late 8th century? And do written sources reveal how the Vikings are remembered today?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Vikings in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Turn west, focusing on Viking exploits in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. Study the history of Viking settlement in Iceland, from Náttfari the slave's arrival to the rise of proto-democratic government. And evaluate why Northmen—famous for their global reach—could not stick it out for long in North America.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Viking Homelands. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.It is impossible to understand the Vikings without understanding the climate, geography, and society that produced them. Trace the history of the term Scandinavia before surveying the region's early topography, dialectal development, and social and legal organization. And explore the influence of Rome on Scandinavian culture before the dawn of the Viking period.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Vikings in Britain. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Turn your attention toward the British Isles. What spurred Vikings to invade and subsequently settle England—children, livestock, and wives in tow? How did the Viking threat shape culture, language, and politics in Britain, transforming what was once a spattering of kingdoms into a formidable world power for centuries to follow?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Viking Kings and Christian Conversion. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Examine how Christian conversion and state building worked together to produce a Scandinavia we can recognize today. Track the slow and often tedious rise of Christianity within the Viking world—first around European settlements and then within Scandinavia itself. And get to know the Viking kings who used Christianity to unify their respective kingdoms.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Vikings in Eastern Europe. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Go global by examining Viking activities in Eastern Europe, Byzantium, and Asia. Get to know the Rus people—the eastern descendants of Vikings, depending on who you ask—and the powerful polities they built through trade and military might. Investigate the powerful trade connections that bound Viking merchants to Constantinople, Syria, and even China.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Religion and Myth Among the Vikings. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Norse religion shaped the comic books, films, and even operas we know and love today. Become acquainted with the gods and giants at the center of it all. Dig into Norse cosmology and beliefs about the afterlife. And survey the purpose and power of common religious practices like feasting and sacrifice.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Vikings at War. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Today, the Vikings have exceedingly violent reputations, remembered in history and popular culture for terrorizing Christian Europe through raiding, pillaging, and conquest. Investigate the enduring but misguided trope that has for centuries characterized Viking activities around Europe. Then, examine the weapons, armor, and ideas that propped up violence at home.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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