Viking nations : the development of medieval North Atlantic identities / Dr Dayanna Knight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Dayanna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vikings--North Atlantic Region.

Vikings.

Vikings--Islands of the Atlantic.

Land settlement--North Atlantic Region.

Land settlement.

Land settlement--Islands of the Atlantic.

Atlantic Ocean--Islands of the Atlantic.

North Atlantic Region.

Physical Description:

xi, 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, [UK] : Pen & Sword Archaeology, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, [2016]

Summary:

Explore the apparent taming of the Vikings in the north Atlantic, Covers the areas of Iceland, Greenland, Orkney, Shetland, Hebrides, North Atlantic, looks at the development of the distinct island identities that became nations, Discusses medieval identity in context of both archaeological site and text. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 General Aims and Research Context 1

Chapter 2 Theory and Methodology 22

Chapter 3 Settlement, Economy and Lifestyles in Zone 1 c. AD 800-1250 44

Chapter 4 Settlement, Economy and Lifestyles in Zone 2 c. AD 870-1250 83

Chapter 5 Settlement, Economy and Lifestyles in Zone 3 c. AD 1000-1250 111

Chapter 6 Trade and Economics 137

Chapter 7 Religion 157

Chapter 8 Building and Maintaining Identities in the North Atlantic-A Material Perspective 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1473833930

9781473833937

OCLC:

920729802

Publisher Number:

99969739815