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Vikings The Italian Saga: Bjorn Ironside's journey and the raid into the ancient Tuscany cities
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ISBN10: 8832211149
ISBN13: 9788832211146
Publisher: Press & Archeos
Published: Jun 21 2023
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9788832211146
Publisher: Press & Archeos
Published: Jun 21 2023
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In 860, a fleet of Viking ships entered the Mediterranean. After plundering coastal cities in Spain and France, commanders Hastein and Björn Jaernsida (Ironside) decided to head for central Italy.
Having reached and raided the port of Pisa, the Vikings sailed up the River Arno and arrived in the territories of Florence and Fiesole. They conquered the city on the lunate hill and the castle of Bishop Donatus.
Having reached and raided the port of Pisa, the Vikings sailed up the River Arno and arrived in the territories of Florence and Fiesole. They conquered the city on the lunate hill and the castle of Bishop Donatus.
Florence was also besieged.
The scarcity of medieval sources prevents us from fully understanding these events, but the author attempts to bridge the gaps through research and imagination to make the historical circumstances more comprehensible.
We are talking about a fact that is as little known as it is surprising and significant: the daring expedition carried out by those northern sailors, rough men, scornful of danger, who later knew how to participate as protagonists in the cultural development of Europe.
The scarcity of medieval sources prevents us from fully understanding these events, but the author attempts to bridge the gaps through research and imagination to make the historical circumstances more comprehensible.
We are talking about a fact that is as little known as it is surprising and significant: the daring expedition carried out by those northern sailors, rough men, scornful of danger, who later knew how to participate as protagonists in the cultural development of Europe.
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