Ninth-century France proved very lucrative for the Vikings. It was a land marred by civil war and... more Ninth-century France proved very lucrative for the Vikings. It was a land marred by civil war and bad harvests, and the Norse-men took advantage of this through raiding and mercenary acts. France's riverine system and innovations in the Viking longship allowed the Danes to penetrate deep into the continent and make a fortune in plunder from monasteries. Paris would be the ultimate target, and the Vikings besieged the city twice and received tribute payment in both cases. Why were the Vikings able to continuously successfully pillage France? Were the Frankish rulers inept, cowardly, or just practical in their handling of Norse incursions?
Danielle Turner reports on the papers from the session The World of Images of the Scandinavian Ru... more Danielle Turner reports on the papers from the session The World of Images of the Scandinavian Rune Stones, which was part of the 105th Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study held earlier this year in Columbus, Ohio.
36th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AA... more 36th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AASSC) during the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences/Fédération Canadienne des Sciences Humaines, Ryerson University. June 2017.
51st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, M.I. May... more 51st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, M.I. May 2016.
35th Annual Meeting of the Association for
the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AA... more 35th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AASSC) during the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences/Fédération Canadienne des Sciences Humaines, University of Calgary. June 2016.
Ninth-century France proved very lucrative for the Vikings. It was a land marred by civil war and... more Ninth-century France proved very lucrative for the Vikings. It was a land marred by civil war and bad harvests, and the Norse-men took advantage of this through raiding and mercenary acts. France's riverine system and innovations in the Viking longship allowed the Danes to penetrate deep into the continent and make a fortune in plunder from monasteries. Paris would be the ultimate target, and the Vikings besieged the city twice and received tribute payment in both cases. Why were the Vikings able to continuously successfully pillage France? Were the Frankish rulers inept, cowardly, or just practical in their handling of Norse incursions?
Danielle Turner reports on the papers from the session The World of Images of the Scandinavian Ru... more Danielle Turner reports on the papers from the session The World of Images of the Scandinavian Rune Stones, which was part of the 105th Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study held earlier this year in Columbus, Ohio.
36th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AA... more 36th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AASSC) during the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences/Fédération Canadienne des Sciences Humaines, Ryerson University. June 2017.
51st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, M.I. May... more 51st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, M.I. May 2016.
35th Annual Meeting of the Association for
the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AA... more 35th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AASSC) during the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences/Fédération Canadienne des Sciences Humaines, University of Calgary. June 2016.
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