HISA 4140 The Crusades, 1095-1291

HISA 4140 The Crusades, 1095-1291
The Crusades, 1095-1291
This course deals with the evolution of a distinct civilization in Scandinavia on the eve of the Viking Age (790-1100) and its impact on early Medieval civilization. Through archaeology, coins, the sagas and verse of Iceland, the course examines how Viking raids transformed states and societies across Europe and how the Scandinavians were assimilated into Latin Christendom from the eleventh through thirteenth centuries.
credit hours: 3