title: Women in the Viking Age
author:  Judith Jesch 
description: Well-illustrated, closely argued and fascinating.THE GUARDIANA coherent, tangible and convincing picture of the age as a whole. HISTORY This excellent study gives a thorough and learned survey of the subject of the title, assembling evidence from a wide range of sources. SCANDINAVICAA fine example of the interdisciplinary nature of both viking and women's studies... the study demonstrates the author's mastery of an impressive array of linguistic and methodological tools. JEGP (US) A lively and compelling book...the author's particular strengths lie in her study of literature. Judith Jesch has captured the spirit of Viking women. Her book is a fitting tribute to them. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY
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  The Viking’s
  
  
  
  
  
  Yuletide Woman
  
  
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  Cynthia Breeding
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Viking’s Yuletide Woman
  
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  Chapter One
  
  
  York
  
  
  
  
  
  November, 866 A.D.
  
  
  Princess Aethelthryth stared out the window of her bedchamber that overlooked
  the fort. “My father says the Great Heathen Army will not attack until
  spring.”
  
  Ella glanced up from sorting gowns to study her mistress’s face. The
  princess’s expre