The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century

Name: The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century
Brand: Boydell Press
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By Judith Jesch

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Using the evidence of archaeology, poetry, legal texts and annals, this volume investigates the social, economic and symbolic structures of early Scandinavia at the time of the Viking expansion. The contributors provide an outline ethnography, covering dwellings and settlements, kinship and social relations, law, political structures and external relations, rural and urban economies, and the ideology of warfare. The topics are discussed through case-studies, illustrating the changing scholarly interpretations of this formative period in Scandinavian history. By addressing these key research questions, the contributions trace the background to and the impact of urbanisation and Christianisation, and the development of royal power, which stimulated the transition from the Viking age to the medieval period in Scandinavia.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 384
Release Date:: 2012-07-19
Publication Date:: 2012-07-19
Publisher:: Boydell Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1843837285
ISBN13:: 9781843837282
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 582 g
Height:: 15.6 cm
Width:: 23.4 cm
Thickness:: 2.1 cm

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