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Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900-1550

Author : Kirsi Salonen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000832333
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900-1550 written by Kirsi Salonen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval Scandinavia went through momentous changes. Regional power centres merged and gave birth to the three strong kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. At the end of the Middle Ages, they together formed the enormous Kalmar Union comprising almost all lands around the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. In the Middle Ages, Scandinavia became part of a common Europe, yet preserved its own distinct cultural markers. Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900–1550 covers the entire Middle Ages into an engaging narrative. The book gives a chronological overview of political, ecclesiastical, cultural, and economic developments. It integrates to this narrative climatic changes, energy crises, devastating epidemies, family life and livelihood, arts, education, technology and literature, and much else. The book shows how different groups had an important role in shaping society: kings and peasants, pious priests, nuns and crusaders, merchants, and students, without forgetting minorities such as Sámi and Jews. The book is divided into three chronological parts 900–1200, 1200–1400, and 1400–1550, where analyses of general trends are illustrated by the acts of individual men and women. This book is essential reading for students of, as well as all those interested in, medieval Scandinavia and Europe more broadly.

Medieval Scandinavia

Author : Birgit Sawyer
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816617395
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Scandinavia written by Birgit Sawyer and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of Scandinavia has been, and still is, deeply influenced by the interpretation of its earliest history that was developed in the 19th century by political, legal, and literary historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. Scandinavia figured prominently in discussions of early medieval Europe, not only as the homeland of the Vikings, but also as the region in which Germanic society remained uncontaminated by Christianity and other influences longer than anywhere else. In "Medieval Scandinavia", Birgit and Peter Sawyer question assumptions about early Scandinavian history, including the supposed leading role of free and equal peasants and their position in founding churches. They meticulously trace the development of Scandinavia from the early ninth century through the second and third decades of the 16th century, when rulers of Scandinavia rejected the authority of the Papacy and the attempt to establish a united Scandinavian monarchy finally collapsed. The authors include a discussion of medieval history writing and comment on the use of history in the 16th century and modern attitudes to medieval history which differ in various parts of Scandinavia. They ultimately conclude that historic Scandinavia held greater similarities to other European regions than has been commonly supposed. Birgit Sawyer is one of the founders of the biennial interdisciplinary conferences on women in medieval Scandinavia. Peter Sawyer's previous books include "Kings and Vikings" and "The Age of the Vikings".

Medieval Scandinavia

Author : Phillip Pulsiano
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780824047870
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Scandinavia written by Phillip Pulsiano and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1993 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With full-page maps and supplementary photos, this encyclopedia covers every aspect of Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material life, history, literature, and art.

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Scandinavia (1993)

Author : Phillip Pulsiano
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351665014
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Revivals: Medieval Scandinavia (1993) written by Phillip Pulsiano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993, Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the region during the Middle Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material life, history, literature, and art. Written by a team of expert contributors, the encyclopedia offers those who lack command of the various Scandinavian languages a basic tool for the study of Medieval Scandinavia from roughly the Migration Period to the Reformation. With full-page maps, useful supplementary photos, cross-references and a comprehensive index, this work will be a valuable and absorbing volume for students of the Norse sagas, the Viking age, and Old English history and literature, and for anyone interested in the cultural and historical heritage of Scandinavia.

Social Scandinavia in the Viking Age

Author : Mary Wilhelmine Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Social Scandinavia in the Viking Age written by Mary Wilhelmine Williams and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cross and Scepter

Author : Sverre Bagge
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069116908X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Cross and Scepter written by Sverre Bagge and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise history of medieval Scandinavia Christianity and European-style monarchy—the cross and the scepter—were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. Cross and Scepter is a concise history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation, written by Scandinavia's leading medieval historian. Sverre Bagge shows how the rise of the three kingdoms not only changed the face of Scandinavia, but also helped make the territorial state the standard political unit in Western Europe. He describes Scandinavia’s momentous conversion to Christianity and the creation of church and monarchy there, and traces how these events transformed Scandinavian law and justice, military and administrative organization, social structure, political culture, and the division of power among the king, aristocracy, and common people. Bagge sheds important new light on the reception of Christianity and European learning in Scandinavia, and on Scandinavian history writing, philosophy, political thought, and courtly culture. He looks at the reception of European impulses and their adaptation to Scandinavian conditions, and examines the relationship of the three kingdoms to each other and the rest of Europe, paying special attention to the inter-Scandinavian unions and their consequences for the concept of government and the division of power. Cross and Scepter provides an essential introduction to Scandinavian medieval history for scholars and general readers alike, offering vital new insights into state formation and cultural change in Europe.

The Viking Achievement

Author : Peter Godfrey Foote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book The Viking Achievement written by Peter Godfrey Foote and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume I

Author : Bjørn Poulsen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429557280
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume I written by Bjørn Poulsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first in a series of three, examines the social elites in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, and which social, political, and cultural resources went into their creation. The elite controlled enormous economic resources and exercised power over people. Power over agrarian production was essential to the elites during this period, although mobile capital was becoming increasingly important. The book focuses on the material resources of the elites, through questions such as: Which types of resources were at play? How did the elites acquire and exchange resources?

English in the Nordic Countries

Author : Elizabeth Peterson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003805094
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book English in the Nordic Countries written by Elizabeth Peterson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient speakers of English in the world. In this unique volume, international experts explore how this came to be, what English usage and integration looks like in different spheres of society and the economy in these countries, and the implications of this linguistic phenomenon for language attitudes and identity, for the region at large, and for English in Europe and around the world. Led by Elizabeth Peterson and Kristy Beers Fägersten, contributors provide a historical overview to the subject, synthesize the latest research, illustrate the roles of English with original case studies from diverse communities and everyday settings, and offer transnational insights critically and in conversation with the situation in other Nordic states. This comprehensive text is the first book of its kind and will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of World/Global Englishes and English as a lingua franca, language contact and dialect studies/language varieties, language policy, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, and Nordic/Scandinavian and European studies.

A History of Denmark from the Viking Age to the 21st Century

Author : Mary Hilson
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN 13 : 8775973456
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book A History of Denmark from the Viking Age to the 21st Century written by Mary Hilson and published by Aarhus Universitetsforlag. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the emergence of a Danish kingdom during the Viking Age, this book provides an introduction to the history of Denmark as a political entity, from the eighth century to the present day. It shows how what we know as ‘Denmark’ has evolved – from Cnut the Great’s North Sea empire in the eleventh century, through disintegration and civil war in the Middle Ages, the Kalmar Union of 1397–1523 and the establishment of the absolutist state and its overseas colonies in the seventeenth century, to the emergence of the modern nation state during the nineteenth century. The book also deals with significant developments in the economic, social and cultural history of Denmark, and sheds light on complex problems such as the country’s relationship with its Nordic neighbours, the origins of the current border with Germany and the historical development of the Danish welfare state.

Intellectual Culture in Medieval Scandinavia, C. 1100-1350

Author : Stefka Georgieva Eriksen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782503554228
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Culture in Medieval Scandinavia, C. 1100-1350 written by Stefka Georgieva Eriksen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Viking Achievement

Author : Peter Foote
Publisher : Sidgwick & Jackson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Viking Achievement written by Peter Foote and published by Sidgwick & Jackson. This book was released on 1970 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The society and culture of early medieval Scandinavia.

The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century

Author : Judith Jesch
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 1843837285
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century written by Judith Jesch and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnographic studies trace the background to and impact of urbanisation and Christianisation, and the development of royal power, which stimulated the transition from the Viking age to the medieval period. Using the evidence of archaeology, poetry, legal texts and annals, this volume investigates the social, economic and symbolic structures of early Scandinavia at the time of the Viking expansion. The contributors provide an outlineethnography, covering dwellings and settlements, kinship and social relations, law, political structures and external relations, rural and urban economies, and the ideology of warfare. The topics are discussed through case-studies, illustrating the changing scholarly interpretations of this formative period in Scandinavian history. By addressing these key research questions, the contributions trace the background to and the impact of urbanisation and Christianisation, and the development of royal power, which stimulated the transition from the Viking age to the medieval period in Scandinavia. JUDITH JESCH is Professor in Viking Studies at the University of Nottingham. Contributors: LENA HOLMQUIST OLAUSSON, BENTE MAGNUS, E. VESTERGAARD, BIRGIT ARRHENIUS, STEFAN BRINK, LISE BENDER JORGENSEN, SVEND NIELSEN, FRANDS HERSCHEND, NIELS LUND, DAVID N. DUMVILLE, JUDITH JESCH, DENNIS H. GREEN.

Viking and Medieval Scandinavia

Author : Judy Quinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782503515700
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Viking and Medieval Scandinavia written by Judy Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conception of the field is broad, extending chronologically from the Viking Age and the sources of Viking activity to the end of the medieval period. The multidisciplinary focus will be enhanced by a newsletter section in future issues, in which recent discoveries, major publications and updates on long-term projects will be reported.

Denmark and Europe in the Middle Ages, c.1000–1525

Author : Dr Kerstin Hundahl
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472417526
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book Denmark and Europe in the Middle Ages, c.1000–1525 written by Dr Kerstin Hundahl and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where medieval Denmark and Scandinavia as a whole has often been seen as a cultural backwater that passively and belatedly received cultural and political impulses from Western Europe, Professor Michael H. Gelting and scholars inspired by him have shown that the intellectual, religious and political elite of Denmark actively participated in the renaissance and reformation of the central and later medieval period. This work has wide ramifications for understanding developments in medieval Europe, but so far the discussion has taken place only in Danish-language publications. This anthology brings the latest research in Danish medieval history to a wider audience and integrates it with contemporary international discussions of the making of the European middle ages.

The Conversion of Scandinavia

Author : Anders Winroth
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300178093
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Conversion of Scandinavia written by Anders Winroth and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book a MacArthur Award-winning scholar argues for a radically new interpretation of the conversion of Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity in the early Middle Ages. Overturning the received narrative of Europe's military and religious conquest and colonization of the region, Anders Winroth contends that rather than acting as passive recipients, Scandinavians converted to Christianity because it was in individual chieftains' political, economic, and cultural interests to do so. Through a painstaking analysis and historical reconstruction of both archeological and literary sources, and drawing on scholarly work that has been unavailable in English, Winroth opens up new avenues for studying European ascendency and the expansion of Christianity in the medieval period.

Gods and Humans in Medieval Scandinavia

Author : Jonas Wellendorf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110842497X
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Gods and Humans in Medieval Scandinavia written by Jonas Wellendorf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study shows some of the ways in which medieval Scandinavians received and re-interpreted pre-Christian religion.