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The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Caballo - 05-23-2007

"The Spoils of Victory(the North in the shadow of the Roman Empire) " with 450 pages of full colour of findings from the bogs of the
North (Nydam, Vimose etc) is well worth getting- and very attractively priced- mine (with a bulk order for RMRS of 8 cost just under £9 including postage.

Lots of good stuff from pre-Roman to late Roman- pugio, knives with preserved handles, lots of gladii and spathae (one stunner
from 3rd century has an ivory and silver hilt...) , lances (including decorated shafts ) arrow shafts, face masks , bows etc etc from the early to the Late Roman period. a beautiful second/ third century gilded Roman griffin that when found was "on a bar with a blue and red flag which dissolved when touched "(!) (poss also a helmet crest), a first century lady found with her clothing (including two fur capes), the preserved boats etc etc. Also some colour pics of the Nijmegen finds.

Published by the Nationalmuseet Denmark- really nice people. I called them, ordered over the phone, and the books were on my doorstep the following week.

Thanks to Celer for flagging this one.

Cheers


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Peroni - 05-23-2007

I'm definately looking forward to collecting my copy at the weekend Paul!

That lovely Germanic-pattern gladius locket is screaming out to be reconstructed! :wink:


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Robert Vermaat - 05-23-2007

Has been previously discussed in this section here:
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=15374


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Medusa Gladiatrix - 05-23-2007

Do you have any phone numbers or e-mail addies of the Nationalmuseet where to order this book?


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Virilis - 05-28-2007

Just opened the package which Martin Moser kindly sent to me! I nearly fainted; spathas, helmets, pugios, etc. in clear colour photographs supported with interesting articles & other artwork about the roman empires nordic dimension. Just makes me wonder how many other high quality books like this are gathering dust in some museums warehouse...
WOW Confusedhock: !


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Chuck Russell - 05-28-2007

well well i want one too!!! Sad


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Marcus Julius - 05-28-2007

9pounds? Heck, that's a steal. Especially if it's as informative as you lot are making it up to be. Any chance it's available in English (Sounds like it's mostly pictures, but captions help explain the pictures, too)?


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Virilis - 05-28-2007

Quote:Any chance it's available in English (Sounds like it's mostly pictures, but captions help explain the pictures, too)?

It is ALL english! Yes, it is mostly pictures supplemented with extensive articles like "germanic warrior, weaponry" etc. Sounds good, huh?! :wink:


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Caballo - 05-30-2007

Medusa,

Sorry to so long replying!
If you call the Museumsbutikken on +4533473808 they will happily sell you the book!

Cheers,

Caballo


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Ro - D B Campbell - 06-30-2007

Quote:... very attractively priced - mine (with a bulk order for RMRS of 8 cost just under £9 including postage.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?

They quoted me 30,40DKK (= £2.75 / $5.50) for the book and a staggering 224,00DKK (= £20.30 / $40.76) for "handling charges"!! Confusedhock:


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Robert Vermaat - 06-30-2007

Yes, something like that. the price was very low, the postal charge enormous compared to that. But it's a big heavy book, and it's absolutely marvellous, and I would not have been able to buy it at Amazon, so I'm not complaining!!!! Big Grin


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - Caballo - 06-30-2007

Total cost for my bulk order of 8 worked out at just under £9 a book......


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Ro - Martin Moser - 06-30-2007

Quote:They quoted me 30,40DKK (= £2.75 / $5.50) for the book and a staggering 224,00DKK (= £20.30 / $40.76) for "handling charges"!! Confusedhock:

Yep, S&H was about 4x the price of the book....


Re: The Spoils of Victory- the North in the shadow of the Roman - jvrjenivs - 06-30-2007

Here the same.