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

book: Rulership in 1st to 14th century Scandinavia

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2020

Rulership in 1st to 14th century Scandinavia

Royal graves and sites at Avaldsnes and beyond

Edited by: Dagfinn Skre

Volume 114 in the series Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110421101

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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.

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Dagfinn Skre, University of Oslo, Norway.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Preface Open Access Download PDF	V
Contents Open Access Download PDF	IX
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	XV
Section A: The West-Scandinavian Coast
1. The History of the Norvegr 2000 BC–1000 AD Einar Østmo Open Access Download PDF	3
2. Intraregional Diversity. Approaching Changes in Political Topographies in South-western Norway through Burials with Brooches, AD 200–1000 Mari Arentz Østmo Open Access Download PDF	67
Section B: Rulership in First-Millennium Scandinavia
3. Rulership and Ruler’s Sites in 1st–10th-century Scandinavia Dagfinn Skre Open Access Download PDF	193
4. Between Tribe and Kingdom – People, Land, and Law in Scandza AD 500–1350 Frode Iversen Open Access Download PDF	245
5. The Ship Graves on Kormt – and Beyond Jan Bill Open Access Download PDF	305
Section C: The High-Medieval Royal Manor
6. The High-Medieval Royal Manor Complex Anette Sand-Eriksen and Erlend Nordlie Open Access Download PDF	395
7. The Royal Edifice at Avaldsnes: A Palatium for the King or a Residence for his Canons? Alf Tore Hommedal Open Access Download PDF	465
8. Avaldsnes’ Position in Norway in the 14th Century Erik Opsahl Open Access Download PDF	517

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Nordic history, the Viking Age, and of Scandinavian Studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 545
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 24
- Coloured Illustrations: 130
- Tables: 14
- Coloured Tables: 3
Keywords: Early kingship; Iron and Viking Age Scandinavia; Germanic societies

eBook

Published: December 16, 2019
ISBN: 9783110421101

Hardcover

Published: December 16, 2019
ISBN: 9783110425796