The Birka Warrior : the material culture of a martial society

This is a study of martial material culture in the context of the Viking Age warrior of Birka, Sweden. The aim is to establish the role, function and affiliation of the Birka warrior and thereby place Birka on the power-political map of the 10th century. The study is based on the excavations of the...

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Main Author: Hedenstierna-Jonson, Charlotte
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur 2006
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-1272
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