Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea

Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9789047432418
ISBN-13 : 904743241X
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Download or read book Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea written by Vicki E. Szabo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on historical, legal, literary, ethnographic and archaeological evidence, this book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the use, acquisition and perception of whales in the medieval Norse North Atlantic world.


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