An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and IrelandJ. Murray, 1852 - 359 Seiten "My aim in it has been to convey a juster and less prejudiced notion than prevails at present respecting the Danish and Norwegian conquests." -Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians (1852) An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland (1852) by Jens Warsaae, was based on his research into the Scandinavian invasions of the European mainland. During the 10th century, the European mainland was invaded by Norse settlers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, who intermarried with native tribes and came to be known as "Normans." While their influence on the history of France was significant, it was even stronger in England, which the Normans conquered in the 11th century. Warsaae's book, commissioned by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, was his attempt to revise the impressions that the 19th century British had of the effects of the Norman conquests on England. This replica of the original text is accompanied by numerous woodcuts. |
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... tion as they have been obliged to achovicuge that the Danes of modern times stil know how to defend thei independence , liberty , and honour , with the bravery in- herited from their forefatuere . Not to speak of the last contest , so ...
... tion of the national monuments - our present most gracious sovereign Frederick VII . - having , with a lively zeal for the promotion of the inquiry , furnished me with several letters of introduction , I travelled during a twelvemonth ...
... Christ there was no people north of the Alps , which , with regard to power , agriculture , commerce , skill in the arts , and civiliza- tion in general , could equal , much less surpass B 2 Sect . I. ] 3 EARLIER INHABITANTS .
Jens Jakob Asmussen Worsaae. tion in general , could equal , much less surpass , the Celts . Yet they were not strong enough to clip the wings of the Roman eagle , when it began to extend them over the Alps . The superior military skill ...
... tion from the east and north of Europe , rushed into the old Celtic countries , and made themselves new abodes , either , for the most part , putting the ancient inhabitants to death , or reducing them to a state of thraldom . In the ...