Rulership in 1st to 14th century Scandinavia. Royal graves and sites at Avaldsnes and beyond

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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Hlavní autor: Skre, Dagfinn
Médium: Online
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: De Gruyter 2021
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Shrnutí: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 pagan Germanic societies. In the final section, new light is shed on the pinnacle and demise of the Norwegian kingdom in the 13th–14th centuries.