Urbanization in Viking Age and Medieval Denmark : : From Landing Place to Town / / Maria Corsi.
This study traces the history of urbanization in Denmark from c. 500-1350 and explores how interconnected political, religious, economic factors were instrumental in bringing about the growth of towns. Prior to urban development, certain specialized sites such as elite residences and coastal landing...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Early Medieval North Atlantic ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Productive Sites and Landing Places -- 2. The Emporia Network -- 3. New Forms of Urbanization (c. 950-c.1050) -- 4. Urbanization c. 1050-1200 -- 5. Urbanization to 1350 -- 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | This study traces the history of urbanization in Denmark from c. 500-1350 and explores how interconnected political, religious, economic factors were instrumental in bringing about the growth of towns. Prior to urban development, certain specialized sites such as elite residences and coastal landing places performed many of the functions that would later be taken over by medieval towns. Fundamental changes in political power, the coming of Christianity, and economic development over the course of the Viking and Middle Ages led to the abandonment of these sites in favour of new urban settlements that would come to form the political, religious, and economic centres of the medieval kingdom. Bringing together both archaeological and historical sources, this study illustrates not only how certain cultural and economic shifts were crucial to the development of towns, but also the important role urbanization had in the transition from Viking to medieval Denmark. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789048538706 9783110689556 9783110696295 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704730 9783110704525 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9789048538706?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Maria Corsi. |