CONTENTS

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Introduction[1]
CHAP.
I.Causes of the Viking movement[4]
II.The Viking movement down to the middle of the
9th century[12]
III.The Vikings in England to the death of Harthacnut[22]
IV.The Vikings in the Frankish Empire to the
founding of Normandy (911)[43]
V.The Vikings in Ireland to the battle of Clontarf (1014)[54]
VI.The Vikings in the Orkneys, Scotland, the Western
Islands and Man[65]
VII.The Vikings in Baltic lands and Russia[69]
VIII.Viking civilisation[82]
IX.Scandinavian influence in the Orkneys, Shetlands,
the Western Islands and Man[112]
X.Scandinavian influence in Ireland[116]
XI.Scandinavian influence in England[123]
XII.Scandinavian influence in the Empire and Iceland[138]
Bibliography[146]
Index[148]