The A to Z of the Vikings 34. This book provides a comprehensive work of reference for people interested in the Vikings, including entries on the main historical figures involved in this dramatic period, important battles and treaties, significant archaeological finds, and key works and sources of information on the period. It also summarizes the impact the Vikings had on the areas where they traveled and settled. There is a chronological table, detailed and annotated bibliographies for different themes and geographical locations, and an introduction discussing the major events and developments of the Viking age | 308 BIBLIOGRAPHY and Scandinavia in the Early Viking Age which contain introductory surveys alongside more detailed and discursive articles on individual aspects of the Viking experience in these regions. No survey of the British Isles has been published since Henry Loyn s The Vikings in Britain so for more up-to-date accounts incorporating recent archaeological evidence in particular readers are instead referred to surveys of the individual countries James Graham-Campbell and Colleen Batey s Vikings in Scotland An Archaeological Survey Mark Redknap s Vikings in Wales An Archaeological Quest and Julian Richards s Viking Age England. Barbara Crawford s Scandinavian Scotland is a key work for students of the Vikings in Scotland and is particularly useful because it deals with written and place-name evidence as well as archaeological material. Gillian Fellows-Jensen s work on the place-names of the British Isles is an essential starting point for anyone interested in onomastics and in the density of Scandinavian settlement in the British Isles although it should be noted that her views have developed and changed over the period since she began publishing. In addition to the items listed in section VII readers of French are also directed to Lucien Musset s Les Invasions Le second assaut contre l Europe chrétienne VIIe XIe siècles . Published in 1971 Paris Presses universitaires de France this remains a classic work on the European experience during the Viking Age. The recently-published collection of papers L héritage maritime des Vikings en Europe de l Ouest Caen Presses universitaires de Caen 2002 edited by Elisabeth Ridel contains several articles on the Vikings in Normandy including work on ships and the maritime vocabulary of the region. Most articles also have short English summaries for those who do not read French. Recent years have seen fresh archaeological work on Scandinavian activity in Eastern Europe which has led to a reassessment of the nature and role .
