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Studying Her Vikings

Author : Skye MacKinnon

Publisher : Peryton Press

Page : 63 pages

File Size : 47,45 MB

Release : 2019-04-16

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Turns out her Professor is a real Viking... Before she can travel back in time, she needs to go back to school to learn Old Norse, decipher runes and try not to fall for the sexy Runology professor who's hiding a dark secret... Lainie had given up hope on ever getting out of the slums of New London. Applying to the prestigious Time Travel Academy seemed like a waste of time, but when she's accepted and assigned Vikings, her life changes forever. A time travel reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings. Part of the Academy of Time world. This is a serial split into five episodes, perfect for sweetening your lunch break or as a quickie before bedtime. An omnibus combining all episodes is published as Taking Her Vikings. Search terms: reverse harem romance, academy romance, college, university, menage, Viking, Norse, London, Britain, UK, English, time travel, futuristic, science fiction romance, love, new adult, mfmm, serial, teacher, professor, mystery, abuse.



Children of Ash and Elm

Author : Neil Price

Publisher : Basic Books

Page : 629 pages

File Size : 46,89 MB

Release : 2020-08-25

Category : History

ISBN : 0465096999

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The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertise The Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval clerics and Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more. None of these appropriations capture the real Vikings, or the richness and sophistication of their culture. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, beliefs, and practices to the lands they discovered and the peoples they encountered, and in the process were themselves changed. From Eirík Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world, Children of Ash and Elm is the definitive history of the Vikings and their time.



Vikings in the South

Author : Ann Christys

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 41,90 MB

Release : 2015-08-27

Category : History

ISBN : 1474213774

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In the ninth century, Vikings carried out raids on the Christian north and Muslim south of the Iberian peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal), going on to attack North Africa, southern Francia and Italy and perhaps sailing as far as Byzantium. A century later, Vikings killed a bishop of Santiago de Compostela and harried the coasts of al-Andalus. Most of the raids after this date were small in scale, but several heroes of the Old Norse sagas were said to have raided in the peninsula. These Vikings have been only a footnote to the history of the Viking Age. Many stories about their activities survive only in elaborate versions written centuries after the event, and in Arabic. This book reconsiders the Arabic material as part of a dossier that also includes Latin chronicles and charters as well as archaeological and place-name evidence. Arabic authors and their Latin contemporaries remembered Vikings in Iberia in surprisingly similar ways. How they did so sheds light on contemporary responses to Vikings throughout the medieval world.



Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings

Author : Jon Vidar Sigurdsson

Publisher : Cornell University Press

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 37,36 MB

Release : 2022-03-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1501760483

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In Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade. Drawing of the latest archeological research and on literary sources, namely the sagas, Sigurðsson depicts a complex and surprisingly peaceful society that belies the popular image of Norsemen as bloodthirsty barbarians. Instead, Vikings often acted out power struggles symbolically, with local chieftains competing with each other through displays of wealth in the form of great feasts and gifts, rather than arms. At home, conspicuous consumption was a Viking leader's most important virtue; the brutality associated with them was largely wreaked abroad. Sigurðsson's engaging history of the Vikings at home begins by highlighting political developments in the region, detailing how Danish kings assumed ascendency over the region and the ways in which Viking friendship reinforced regional peace. Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings then discusses the importance of religion, first pagan and (beginning around 1000 A.D.) Christianity; the central role that women played in politics and war; and how the enormous wealth brought back to Scandinavia affected the social fabric—shedding new light on Viking society.



In Search of First Contact

Author : Annette Kolodny

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 447 pages

File Size : 21,68 MB

Release : 2012-05-29

Category : History

ISBN : 0822352869

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A radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas, considering what the they reveal about native peoples, and how they contribute to the debate about whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first "discoverer" of America.



The Far Traveler

Author : Nancy Marie Brown

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 44,62 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780156033978

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"Brown's enthusiasm is infectious as she re-teaches us our history."--The Boston Globe Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for three years, giving birth to a baby before sailing home. Or so the Icelandic sagas say. Even after archaeologists found a Viking longhouse in Newfoundland, no one believed that the details of Gudrid's story were true. Then, in 2001, a team of scientists discovered what may have been this pioneering woman's last house, buried under a hay field in Iceland, just where the sagas suggested it could be. Joining scientists experimenting with cutting-edge technology and the latest archaeological techniques, and tracing Gudrid's steps on land and in the sagas, Nancy Marie Brown reconstructs a life that spanned--and expanded--the bounds of the then-known world. She also sheds new light on the society that gave rise to a woman even more extraordinary than legend has painted her and illuminates the reasons for its collapse. "Brown rightly leaves scholarly work to scholars. Instead, her account presents an enthusiastic appreciation of her education in how fieldwork and literature offer insights into the past."--The Seattle Times "[Brown has] a lovely ear for storytelling."--Los Angeles Times Book Review NANCY MARIE BROWN is the author of A Good Horse Has No Color and Mendel in the Kitchen. She lives in Vermont with her husband, the writer Charles Fergus.



Kilts and Kisses

Author : Skye MacKinnon

Publisher : Peryton Press

Page : 578 pages

File Size : 37,86 MB

Release :

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Three bestselling reverse harem novels. Three strong women who don't have to choose. Three exciting adventures to start. Bears. Angels. Wardens. Kelpies. The world is full of magical creatures and some of them are rather hot! Luckily, the heroines in these books don't need to choose between their men. They take them all. These three books are bursting with magic and mythology along with sexy men and sassy heroines. If you love stories full of action, humour and steam, get this box set today! (And yes, there are kilts in there, too! All three books are set in Scotland.) This box set contains: Winter Princess (Daughter of Winter #1) Rescued by Bears (Claiming Her Bears #1) From the Deeps (Seven Wardens #1; co-written with Laura Greenwood) Winter Princess One sassy Demigoddess. Four hot Guardians. A Realm to rule. As a demigoddess, Wyn has always stood out from the human crowd. And now, on her 22nd birthday, her magic finally surfaces with a bang. A big bang. She'll need the help of not one, but four (sexy) Guardians to control her destructive powers. If only they weren't so distracting... Her mother, the Winter Queen, waits for Wyn in the Realms of Gods, but there are enemies who will try and prevent her from ever reaching the Realms, even if that means going to war. Will Wyn be able to survive the journey? And if she does, can she resist falling for her Guardians? Actually, does she want to resist? A full-length reverse harem novel full of yummy protective men, a strong heroine, Celtic mythology, kilts, Scottish accents, very steamy scenes and nasty demons. Rescued by Bears Can she tame her bear shifters or will she be their dinner? Alone, frozen, and far from home, Isla finds herself in the care of four frustratingly sexy bear shifters. They soon end up on a Scottish island, trying to survive the disasters of a failing world. With new relationships unfolding, Isla has to make the decision between her humanity and the bears protecting her. Will winter drive them apart or can Isla claim her bears? Rescued by Bears is a full-length reverse harem novel featuring one sassy heroine and four sexy bear shifters (including a polar bear!). From the Deeps Who knows what ascends from the Deeps... Macey is really quite ordinary, if you ignore that she's a kelpie princess living on land. Still, her life is boring until she gets kidnapped by a man who doesn't quite know why he kidnapped her. Try and figure that one out. Thankfully, he and his two companions are prepared to help her find out why she can't return to Earth from their house in the Mists. Now the only problem is that Macey keeps getting distracted by the three mysterious and very sexy men... A reverse harem romance drenched in Scottish mythology. *** Search terms: bear shifter, reverse harem, paranormal romance, dystopian romance, post-apocalyptic romance, Scotland, Celtic, werebear, shifter romance, alpha male, reverse harem romance, RH romance, RH paranormal romance, reverse harem paranormal romance, myth, myths, action, adventure, female protagonist, novel, hero, romance, romance ebook, escape from abuse, love, mates, menage, paranormal romance with sex, new adult romance, fated love, clan, pack, series, fantasy, steamy romance, paranormal romance books for adults, shapeshifter, Gods, Beira, Loki, Thor, Greek mythology, kilt, angel, Guardian, kelpie, selkie, incubus, Nessie, Queen, Royalty, palace, magic, sorcery, war, battle, kidnapping, Laura Greenwood, Skye MacKinnon.



Emergent Writing Methodologies in Feminist Studies

Author : Mona Livholts

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 219 pages

File Size : 33,25 MB

Release : 2012-03-22

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1136580239

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Contemporary challenges for seeking new knowledge in feminist studies are intimately intertwined with methodological renewal that promotes justice and equality in changing global contexts. Written by some of the leading scholars in their fields, this edited collection focuses on the emergence of writing methodologies in feminist studies and their implications for the study of power and change. The book explores some of the central politics, ideas, and dimensions of power that shape and condition knowledge, at the same time as it elaborates critical, embodied, reflective and situated writing practices. By bringing together a variety of multi/transdisciplinary contributions in a single collection, the anthology offers a timely and intellectually stimulating contribution that deals with how new forms of writing research can contribute to promote fruitful analysis of inequality and power relations related to gender, racialisation, ethnicity, class and heteronormativity and their intersections. It also includes the complex relationship between author, text and audiences. The intended audience is postgraduates, researchers and academics within feminist and intersectionality studies across disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The book is excellent as literature in feminist studies courses and helpful guidance for teaching writing sessions and workshops.



Finding her Vikings

Author : Skye MacKinnon

Publisher : Peryton Press

Page : 53 pages

File Size : 43,91 MB

Release : 2019-04-30

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Vikings. I was going to meet Vikings. Real, fricking Vikings in the past. That was worth studying for. Lainie is busy with her studies, but her Old Norse teacher Hjalmar is doing everything he can to distract her. It's hard to concentrate when you've got a hot Viking vying for your attention. Then there's the mysterious (and very good looking) Archivist who gives her a secret mission that may lead her all the way back to Viking times... One thing's for sure, Lainie's second week at the Academy won't be any easier than the first. A time travel reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings. Part of the Time Travel Academy world. This is a serial split into five episodes, perfect for sweetening your lunch break or as a quickie before bedtime. Episodes will be released every two weeks. Search terms: reverse harem romance, academy romance, college, university, menage, Viking, Norse, London, Britain, UK, English, time travel, futuristic, science fiction romance, love, new adult, mfmm, serial, teacher, professor, mystery, library, mission, steamy.



The Viking's Son

Author : Marti Talbott

Publisher : MT Creations Corporation

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 36,83 MB

Release : 2015-03-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Donaldina’s mother died when she was four, or so her father said. She suspected something was amiss but never knew what, and now that she was old enough, her father was determined to marry her off. Always before, she managed to waylay his wedding attempts, and when Laird Wallace MacGreagor came to buy spices from her clan, she fully intended to avoid it this time too. Loved by young adults and baby-boomers alike, this 30 book historical family saga follows a Scottish highlander clan from the Viking era, through the middle ages, into the 20th century. From the first love story to the last, we hope you too will enjoy these tales of courageous men, strong women, fierce clan wars, fun characters, and perilous struggles to survive.