Forsyth, Mark. A Short History of Drunkenness. Viking, 2017. ISBN9780241980101. Supplied185-page PDF.
Feasting and drink-giving are linked to lordship, allegiance, memory, vows and poetic inspiration.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 11, “The Viking Sumbl”.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 11, “The Viking Sumbl”.
chap. 11, “The Viking Sumbl”
Forsyth, Short History of Drunkenness, chap. 11, “The Viking Sumbl”.
chap. 11, “The Viking Sumbl”
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