Rulership in 1st to 14th century Scandinavia : : royal graves and sites at Avaldsnes and beyond / / edited by Dagfinn Skre.

This book discusses the 3rd-11th century developments that led to the formation of the three Scandinavian kingdoms in the Viking Age. Wide-ranging studies of communication routes, regional identities, judicial territories, and royal sites and graves trace a complex trajectory of rulership in these p...

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Superior document:Erganzungsbande zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde ; Band 114
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter,, [2020]
2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Erganzungsbande zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde ; Band 114.
Physical Description:1 online resource (545)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. The History of the Norvegr 2000 BC-1000 AD
  • 2. Intraregional Diversity. Approaching Changes in Political Topographies in South-western Norway through Burials with Brooches, AD 200-1000
  • 3. Rulership and Ruler's Sites in 1st-10th-century Scandinavia
  • 4. Between Tribe and Kingdom - People, Land, and Law in Scandza AD 500-1350
  • 5. The Ship Graves on Kormt - and Beyond
  • 6. The High-Medieval Royal Manor Complex
  • 7. The Royal Edifice at Avaldsnes: A Palatium for the King or a Residence for his Canons?
  • 8. Avaldsnes' Position in Norway in the 14th Century