HIST 4395: The Vikings (University of Houston). Instructor: Professor Sally Vaughn. History, culture, and religion

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This course includes
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777 years, 8 months

Units & Quizzes

28

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of Vikings from their Indo-European roots and migration to Scandinavia through their invasions of Europe, excursions to North America, and trade with the Byzantine and Muslim worlds: state-building and impact on world history.

Course Currilcum

  • Lecture 1A – Introduction Unlimited
  • Lecture 1B – The Origins of the Vikings Unlimited
  • Lecture 2A – Viking Material Culture Unlimited
  • Lecture 2B – Viking Material Culture (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 3A – Viking Society Unlimited
  • Lecture 3B – Viking Society (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 4A – Viking Arts Unlimited
  • Lecture 4B – Viking Runes Unlimited
  • Lecture 5A – Viking Women Unlimited
  • Lecture 5B – Viking Women (cont.) Unlimited
  • Lecture 6A – Viking Religion: the Mythology Unlimited
  • Lecture 6B – Viking Religion: Rituals, Feasts, Sacrifices Unlimited
  • Lecture 7A – Viking Sagas I Unlimited
  • Lecture 7B – Viking Sagas II Unlimited
  • Lecture 8A – Viking Ships and Weapons Unlimited
  • Lecture 8B – The First Viking Invasions Unlimited
  • Lecture 9A – The Viking in the Orkneys Unlimited
  • Lecture 9B – Vikings in Ireland and Scotland Unlimited
  • Lecture 10A – Viking Iceland Unlimited
  • Lecture 10B – Medieval Iceland Unlimited
  • Lecture 11A – Greenland and Vinland Unlimited
  • Lecture 11B – Land of the Rus Unlimited
  • Lecture 12A – Alfred’s England: After the First Conquest Unlimited
  • Lecture 12B – Viking Normandy Unlimited
  • Lecture 13A – Scandinavian Kingdom of England Unlimited
  • Lecture 13B – The Bayeux Tapestry Unlimited
  • Lecture 14A – Christianization of Scandinavia Unlimited
  • Lecture 14B – Formation of Scandinavian Kingdom Unlimited