How Long to Read Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age

By Omega Viking Series

How Long Does it Take to Read Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age by Omega Viking Series

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Description

Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age- Drinking Ceremonies- Social Role- Funeral Feasts- Vowing over Toasts- Seasonal Feasts and their Associated Libations- Drinking Ceremoniesplayed - a very important - Social Role - in Viking Age Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon England. This book will seek to illuminate these ceremonies by following the terms minni and bragarfull through the primary sources, and special note will also be taken of source age in order to ascertain how the depiction of these ceremonies changes over time.- First the - Seasonal Feasts and their Associated Libations - will be studied and their association with kingship, law, and árs ok friðar will be examined. Next we will look into - Funeral Feasts - and their - Memorial Toasts - which governed inheritance and the transfer of power. The Anglo-Saxon mead-cup ritual which served to stabilize society and foster group-cohesion will be examined, as will the Old Norse mead-cup analogues. - Vowing over ToastsFinally, the institution of - Vowing over Toasts - will be studied. In all of these traditions, the theme of alcohol as a strong social- stabilizer and a vehicle of social development is stressed.List of other books in this series:Related Keywords:Ceremonies Bragarfull seasonal feastsancient norseVikingsNorse mead-cup analoguesOldAlcoholAsgardmighty drinking contestto brew ale for a divine feastScandinaviaProse EddaSnorri SturlusonIcelandritualized customEarly Medieval and Viking Age drinking customsFreyFreyr's OffspringKingshipThorSacral KingshipFuneral Feasts and ToastsMinniBragarfullMeadMead cup

How long is Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age?

Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age by Omega Viking Series is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age aloud.

What Reading Level is Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age?

Ceremonial Drinking in the Viking Age is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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