Age of Wolf and Wind

Davide Zori is Associate Professor of History and Archaeology in the Honors College at Baylor University. His research focuses on the Viking world, particularly the Scandinavian diaspora in the North Atlantic, political economics, and the methodological challenges of combining written sources, archaeology, and new scientific data. He has authored over 30 articles and book chapters on aspects of the Viking Age and co-edited the book Viking Archaeology in Iceland: The Mosfell Archaeological Project. An active field archaeologist, he has conducted over two decades of archaeological fieldwork in Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Chile, the United States, and Canada, with the support of grants from the National Science Foundation, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Icelandic Centre for Research, the Fulbright Foundation, and the Explorers Club. His research has been covered by NPR, BBC, the Discovery Channel, New York Times, and National Geographic.

• List of FiguresA Note on Spelling and Pronunciation 1 Introduction: Viking Voyages through History and Archaeology2 Raiding, Conquering, and Settling Down in Britain: Viking Ways3 From Subsistence Economy to Political Order: Viking Feasts4 From Paganism to Christianization: Viking Death and Burial5 Political Centralization in Denmark: The Viking State6 Into Marginal North Atlantic Environments: Viking Colonization of Iceland7 Stories of Vínland: The End of the Viking Horizon8 Conclusion NotesBibliographyIndex

Movement, often of a dangerous and adventurous nature, defines the Viking achievement. The Viking world as we know it was not a contiguous territory or empire, but a far more complex and fleeting phenomenon. Social, cultural and economic networks came together, linking eastern and western Europe, and stretching as far as Central Asia and the Americas. In Davide Zori's new book, the reader will find a thorough, up-to-date and research-informed account of a vivid age of conquest of both land and sea.