Else Roesdahl (Author of The Vikings)

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Else Roesdahl

Born

in Denmark

February 26, 1942

Genre

History, Nonfiction

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Else Roesdahl is a Danish archaeologist, historian and educator. She has mediated the history of the Vikings for most of her life, including coordination of notable exhibitions on the Viking Age and authoring several books on the subject. Roesdahl's books have been translated into several languages.

In 1988, she received the S酶ren Gyldendal Prize, a literary award, and was later honoured as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1992. In 1995, Roesdahl was given an honorary doctorate by Trinity College, Dublin. ...more

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	The Vikings 3.82 avg rating — 1,153 ratings — published 1987 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Viking to Crusader: The Scandinavians and Europe 800-1200 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vikingetid 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Viking age Denmark (A Colonnade book) by Else Roesdahl, Susan M. Margeson (translator), Kirsten Williams (translator) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Waking of Angantyr: The Scandinavian Past in European Culture 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vikings in England by Else Roesdahl, James Graham-Campbell, Patricia Connor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vikingetiden ca. 800-1050 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fra Vikingetid til Valdemarstid: Danmark 950-1200 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dagligliv i Danmarks middelalder - en ark忙ologisk kulturhistorie it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aggersborg: The Viking-Age Settlement and Fortress by Else Roesdahl, Soren M. Sindboek (Editor), Anne Pedersen (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Cattle die, kindred die, every man is mortal: but the good name never dies of one who has done well.”
― Else Roesdahl, The Vikings

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“Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumbria.”
― Else Roesdahl, The Vikings

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“An element of the burial custom which today seems particularly macabre was the possibility of being buried with a companion, a male or female follower, presumably usually a slave, killed for the burial.”
― Else Roesdahl, The Vikings

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