Kings and Warriors in Early North-West Europe

This book explores the representation of the warrior in relation to the king in early north-west Europe. These essays, by scholars from the areas of Norse, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon studies, examine how medieval writers highlighted the role of the warrior in relation to kings, or to authority, and to society as a whole. The warrior who fought for his people was also a danger to them. How was such a destructive force to be controlled? The Christian church...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846825016
• ISBN13: 9781846825019
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"