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...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020
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| Series: | Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (559 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110421101 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110421101 |
| Access: | Open Access |