Frontiers for peace in the medieval North : : the Norwegian-Scottish frontier, c. 1260-1470 / / by Ian Peter Grohse.

• Superior document: Northern World, Volume 79
• VerfasserIn: Grohse, Ian Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Northern world ; Volume 79.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (305 pages) :; illustrations.

In Frontiers for Peace in the Medieval North. The Norwegian-Scottish Frontier c. 1260-1470 , Ian Peter Grohse examines social and political interactions in Orkney, a Norwegian-held province with long and intimate ties to the Scottish mainland. Commonly portrayed as the epicentre of political tension between Norwegian and Scottish fronts, Orkney appears here as a medium for diplomacy between monarchies and as an avenue for interface and cooperation between neighbouring communities. Removed from the national heartlands of Scandinavia and Britain, Orcadians fostered a distinctly local identity that, although rooted in Norwegian law and civic organization, featured a unique cultural accent engendered through Scottish immigration. This study of Orcadian experiences encourages greater appreciation of the peaceful dimensions of pre-modern European frontiers.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Peace and Mobility -- Lordship, Loyalty and the Earldom of Orkney -- Loyalty, Leadership and Administration -- Bishops and the Border -- Military and Defence -- Law and Communal Identity -- Foreigners and Countrymen -- Conclusion.