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Frontiers for peace in the medieval North : the Norwegian-Scottish frontier, c. 1260-1470 / by Ian Peter Grohse.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grohse, Ian Peter, author.
- Series:
- Northern world ; Volume 79.
- Northern World, 1569-1462 ; Volume 79
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Borderlands--Norway--History--To 1500.
- Borderlands.
- Borderlands--Scotland--To 1500.
- Peace-building--Norway--History--To 1500.
- Peace-building.
- Peace-building--Scotland--History--To 1500.
- Orkney (Scotland)--Politics and government.
- Orkney (Scotland).
- Orkney (Scotland)--Social conditions.
- Orkney (Scotland)--Strategic aspects--History.
- Norway--Foreign relations--Scotland.
- Norway.
- Scotland--Foreign relations--Norway.
- Scotland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Nijhoff, 2017.
- Summary:
- In Frontiers for Peace in the Medieval North. The Norwegian-Scottish Frontier c. 1260-1470 , Ian Peter Grohse examines social and political interactions in Orkney, a Norwegian-held province with long and intimate ties to the Scottish mainland. Commonly portrayed as the epicentre of political tension between Norwegian and Scottish fronts, Orkney appears here as a medium for diplomacy between monarchies and as an avenue for interface and cooperation between neighbouring communities. Removed from the national heartlands of Scandinavia and Britain, Orcadians fostered a distinctly local identity that, although rooted in Norwegian law and civic organization, featured a unique cultural accent engendered through Scottish immigration. This study of Orcadian experiences encourages greater appreciation of the peaceful dimensions of pre-modern European frontiers.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Peace and Mobility
- Lordship, Loyalty and the Earldom of Orkney
- Loyalty, Leadership and Administration
- Bishops and the Border
- Military and Defence
- Law and Communal Identity
- Foreigners and Countrymen
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-34365-2
- OCLC:
- 973222776
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004343658 DOI
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