{"product_id":"pirates-merchants-devils-and-dark-deeds-trade-exploration-and-religion-from-the-ice-age-to-the-viking-age-paperback","title":"Pirates Merchants Devils and Dark Deeds: Trade, Exploration and Religion from the Ice Age to the Viking Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShani Oates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture is a journey of experiential discovery in an ever-changing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elandscape. Our Northern history remains largely unsung, eclipsed by the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eglamour of the classical world and its colourful legacy of Romanised culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there is another world, no less vibrant and exciting, no less fascinating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor challenging. Locked into our DNA is a very diff erent history . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its immersive wonder we can find answers to age old challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcerning how culture evolves, what were the catalysts, who were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe antagonists, who were the oppressed, the exploited, what were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe real events, and who was really behind the violence in the tussle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor power a thousand years ago. Removing layers of accumulated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcepts regarding faith, myth and magic, this book exposes the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esocio-religio-political machinations that rocked the northern world, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echanging its landscape, the people and their beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esystems irrevocably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Rock Art to Pazyryk Mummies, Coffin Boats to Royal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScythians, from the Sami to the Evenki, from Ethnicity to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnarei priesthood, and from Thunder spirits to the Northern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrusades, the threads that bind them all are founded in trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrade is the currency and agent for change in the world impacting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeverything from war to religion. The Cosmic Mill turns, churning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagic and myth into profi t and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere be pirates and dragons.....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45446387728463,"sku":"9781913660475","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/wJZJzke2bo9781913660475.webp?v=1780455257","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/pirates-merchants-devils-and-dark-deeds-trade-exploration-and-religion-from-the-ice-age-to-the-viking-age-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}