Vikings in Scotland : an archaeological survey / James Graham-Campbell and Colleen E. Batey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham-Campbell, James, author.

Batey, Colleen E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Scotland.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Northmen--Scotland.

Northmen.

Vikings--Scotland.

Vikings.

Scotland--Antiquities.

Scotland.

Great Britain--Civilization--Scandinavian influences.

Great Britain.

Scotland--History--To 1603.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a full overview of the archaeology of the Vikings in Scotland, incorporating many results from the recent period of intense fieldwork and excavation. This work has necessitated a thorough re-appraisal of our knowledge of the process, nature and extent of Scandinavian settlement in Scotland. Concentrating on the Viking and Late Norse periods which span the eight to thirteenth centuries in northern and western Scotland, the chronological range allows for the Norse impact to be placed in its wider context, commencing with the native background. The scope of the book will enable Scotland, archaeologically one of the best documented areas of the Viking world, to be placed in the overall context of the period in Europe. Fully illustrated with over ninety photographs, figures and distribution maps, this book will be accessible to students and teachers of the Viking Age, and the archaeology and history of Scotland, as well as to the general reader. First survey of Viking Archaeology in over 50 years Written by two Viking experts

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Photographic Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Scotland Before the Vikings

2 The Norwegian Background

3 Sources for Scandinavian Scotland

4 Regional Survey Part I: Northern Scotland

5 Regional Survey Part II: the West Highlands and Islands

6 Regional Survey Part III: South-West, Central, Eastern and Southern Scotland

7 Pagan Norse Graves Part It Case Studies

8 Pagan Norse Graves Part II: Interpretation

9 Viking Period Settlements

10 Late Norse Settlements

11 The Norse Economy

12 Silver and Gold

13 Earls and Bishops

Sources and Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-280) and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-6862-4