{"product_id":"seafarers-merchants-and-pirates-in-the-middle-ages-paperback","title":"Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDirk Meier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngus McGeoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. Nevertheless they discovered Iceland and North America and explored the rivers that flowed through Europe and Russia into the Black Sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the Frisians and the Vikings, extensive trade routes, better ships, larger harbours and wealthy coastal towns developed. The pinnacle of these advances was the Hansa, an association of port cities running from Bruges to Riga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn recent years archaeologists have discovered much about the development of their ships: the elegant Viking longboat, the ubiquitous cog, the carrack and the caravel. Much, too, has been revealed about life in Viking settlements and the bustling Hanseatic cities. In the first paperback edition of this engaging and highly-illustrated study, Dirk Meier brings to life the world of the medieval seaman, based on evidence from ship excavations and contemporary accounts of voyages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Dirk Meier teaches ancient and medieval history and is Head of Coastal Archaeology at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.3 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418794115250,"sku":"9781843835127","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9cb90f2949e3866dc4966101d9d0d052.webp?v=1778459650","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/seafarers-merchants-and-pirates-in-the-middle-ages-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}