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Ingimund's Saga: Norwegian Wirral
£9.99
This book, written by Wirral-exile and scientist Steve Harding, tells the story of a group of Viking Settlers from Norway 1100 years ago. It describes why they left Norway, where they settled, their religion, their pastimes - such as horse-racing at Irby and rock-climbing at Wallasey - and the legends that have been attributed to them - including the awesome Thor's Stone at "Thorsteinn's farmstead".
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Viking DNA
£15.00
Viking DNA: The Wirral and West Lancashire Project details a genetic survey that took place between 2002 and 2007, focusing
on men from old families from these areas. These ‘Viking hot spots’ in North West England exhibit many archaeological and historical features proving them to have had a clear Viking presence.
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Viking Mersey: Scandinavian Wirral, West Lancashire & Chester
£10.00
The story of the Viking invasion and subsequent migration into the whole of the coastal region betwen the Dee and the Solway. It describes the Vikings in peace and war, their customs, traditions, pastimes, their paganism and their Christianity along with their Goverment at the Things and their financial centre at Chester.
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Wirral and Its Viking Heritage
£14.00
This book is an attractive guide to the Viking impact on the Wirral. It includes classic illustrated essays from F. T. Wainwright, John McN. Dodgson, J. D. Bu’lock and W. G. Collingwood, on the history, art and names of the region. And the work is brought up to date by original contributions on recent developments in the history, archaeology, scholarly and popular interest in the Wirral.
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