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Stone walls, cathedral plans and saga stories shape Ian C. Hannah's account of ten northern cities. The chapters move from Thorshavn and Reykjavik through historic capitals of Norway, Denmark and Sweden to St. Petersburg. Hannah places these towns within the wider life of the North, linking urban landmarks with seafaring, settlement, trade and the stories preserved in Icelandic sagas.
The opening follows Harald Fairhair's rise and the departures that carried Norse settlers toward the Faroes and Iceland. Later, the discussion of Visby turns to its merchants, churches and formidable defences, explaining how walls, towers and moats record the pressures on a trading town. Illustrations by Edith Brand Hannah accompany the text, including views and architectural plans. Readers interested in the history behind northern streets and buildings will find a travel book that repeatedly pauses over the physical traces of earlier centuries.
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- Ian C. Hannah
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