Predvestniki vikingov.Severnaia Evropa v I-VIII vekakh - Khlevov Aleksandr

The Viking age was a major shock to Europe in the late early Middle Ages. However, the "sudden" beginning of the Scandinavian campaigns to the West was not really so spontaneous - it was preceded by a long and extremely interesting period of cultural history of Northern Europe. The so-called Roman Iron Age and the Wendel period gave rise to a bright artistic craft, an original epic, formed in many ways a unique Scandinavian mythological system. It was in this era that the phenomenon of culture, which became the hallmark of Scandinavia - the viking sea campaign. The book, which analyzes the phase of the rapid rise of the civilization of Northern Europe, is addressed not only to experts,historians, cultural scientists, archaeologists and religious scientists, but also to all readers interested in the problems of the past of the European continent.