THE SEA WOLVES: A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS
Book ID/图书代码： 08090014B76345
English Summary/英文概要： In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse ‘sea-wolves’ followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev and clashed with mighty Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
But there is more to the Viking story than brute force. They were makers of law - the term itself comes from an Old Norse word - and they introduced a novel form of trial by jury to England. They were also sophisticated merchants and explorers who settled Iceland, founded Dublin, and established a trading network that stretched from Baghdad to the coast of North America.
In The Sea Wolves, Lars Brownworth brings to life this extraordinary Norse world of epic poets, heroes, and travellers through the stories of the great Viking figures. Among others, Leif the Lucky who discovered a new world, Ragnar Lodbrok the scourge of France, Eric Bloodaxe who ruled in York, and the crafty Harald Hardrada illuminate the saga of the Viking age - a time which “has passed away, and grown dark under the cover of night”.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 公元793年,北欧战士袭击了英国林迪斯岛,随后荒废了它。接着一波又一波的北欧“海狼”出现，搜寻掠夺物、土地，或光荣的死在战场上。大多数的不列颠岛民还没拔剑就已经死了，随后巴黎和亚琛的大陆首都也相继被掠夺。随后转向东方，他们席卷了欧洲中部的未知河流，攻占了基辅，与强大的君士坦丁堡和拜占庭帝国的首都发生冲突。
但本书不仅仅讲述了海盗的野蛮。他们是法律的制定者——该术语本身来自古老的挪威语——通过英国审判团，他们介绍了一种新的审判形式。他们也都是成立在都柏林，定居冰岛的老练的商人和探险家，并建立了一个从巴格达延伸到美国北部海岸的贸易网络。
在《海狼》中，拉斯•布朗沃斯通过众多海盗的故事带来了非凡的北欧世界的史诗诗人，英雄和旅客的生活。其中，有发现新世界的雷夫•拉基，法国的祸害朗纳尔•洛德布罗克，统治纽约的埃里克•血斧王和狡猾的哈拉尔德•哈德拉达，本书解说了海盗的传奇时代——一个“已经过去，在夜晚的掩护下滋长黑暗”的时代。（LNL）
Awards/获奖情况：拉斯•布朗沃斯是一位作家，演讲家，广播员和美国马里兰州的教师，他创造了第一个历史播客——“12拜占庭统治者”，并被苹果评为该类型的“50播客“。他为华尔街日报写作，并且纽约时报曾介绍过他，并把他比作历史上一些杰出的科普专家。他的著作包括《迷失西方：拯救了西方文明的被遗忘的拜占庭帝国》，《诺曼人：从入侵者到国王》和《海狼：海盗历史》。
Lars Brownworth
http://larsbrownworth.com/
发现历史播客:
http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/
播客:
http://12byzantinerulers.com/
http://normancenturies.com/
Very entertaining and insightful. This is a fascinating journey into the world of the Vikings and how they marauded, explored, adapted and forged that world. Every bit as exciting as Game of Thrones, it will leave you seeing the historical footprints of the Vikings everywhere you look. A really good read!
About the Author/作者介绍： Lars Brownworth is an author, speaker, broadcaster, and teacher based in Maryland, USA. He created the first history podcast, "12 Byzantine Rulers", which Apple recognized as one of the ’top 50 podcasts that defined their genres’. He has written for the Wall Street Journal and been profiled in the New York Times, who likened him to some of history’s great popularizers. His books include "Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire that Rescued Western Civilization", "The Normans: From Raiders to Kings", and "The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings".
Lars Brownworth
http://larsbrownworth.com/
Finding History Blog:
http://larsbrownworth.com/blog/
Podcasts:
http://12byzantinerulers.com/
http://normancenturies.com/
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