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Black Ships and Sea Raiders

The Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Context of Odysseus' Second Cretan
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The end of the Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean was a time of social, political, and economic upheaval - conditions reflected, in many ways, in the world of Homer's Odyssey. Jeffrey P. Emanuel examines the Odyssey's Second Cretan Lie (xiv 191 - 359) in the context of this watershed transition, with particular emphasis on raiding, warfare, maritime technology and tactics, and the evidence for the so-called 'Sea Peoples' who have been connected to the events of this period. He focuses in particular on the hero's description of his frequent raiding activities and on his subsequent sojourn in the land of the pharaohs, and connections between Odysseus' false narrative and the historical experiences of one particular Sea Peoples group: the 'Sherden of the Sea.'
Chapter 1: Epic, Oral Tradition, and Archaeology Chapter 2: Structure and Methodology Chapter 3: Raiders, Traders, and Sea Peoples in the Late Bronze Age and Beyond Chapter 4: Mycenae, Ahhiyawa, and the Collapse of the Late Bronze Age Order Chapter 5: The Sea Peoples and the Egyptian Records Chapter 6: The Changing Face of War and Society Chapter 7: Hedgehog Helmets, Sea Peoples, and Ship-to-Ship Combat Chapter 8: Mariners and Their Ships: Vessel Types, Capacity, and Rigging Chapter 9: : Life, Prosperity, and Health in the Land of the Pharaohs
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