Scandinavia in the age of Vikings / Jón Viðar Sigurðsson ; translated by Thea Kveiland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, 1958- author.

Contributor:

Kveiland, Thea, translator.

Series:

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell scholarship online

Standardized Title:

Skandinavia i vikingtiden. English

Language:

English

Norwegian (Bokmål)

Subjects (All):

Vikings--Scandinavia.

Vikings.

Civilization, Viking--Scandinavia.

Civilization, Viking.

Vikings--Scandinavia--Social conditions.

Scandinavia--History--To 1397.

Scandinavia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Jón Viðar Sigurðsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade. Drawing of the latest archeological research and on literary sources, namely the sagas, Sigurðsson depicts a complex and surprisingly peaceful society that belies the popular image of Norsemen as bloodthirsty barbarians.

Contents:

Introduction : Characteristics of the Viking Age in Scandinavia

The Powerful Danish Kings

Kings and Chieftains in the Shadow of the Danish Kings

Networks of Power : Friendship and Kinship

Peace and Conflict Resolution

Honor and Posthumous Reputation

Class and Gender in Viking Society

Religion and Power

Livelihoods : Farming, Pillaging, and Trade

Conclusion : The Viking Age Dynamic

Rulers in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.

Notes:

Translated from the Norwegian.

This translation previously issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 3, 2022).

ISBN:

1-5017-6047-5

OCLC:

1240263300