Alexandra Sanmark (University of th Reader in Medieval Archaeology

Broschiertes Buch

Viking Law and Order

Places and Rituals of Assembly in the Medieval North

Beschreibung

Using archaeological evidence, written sources and place-names, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Viking legal system and assembly sites, showing that this formed an integral part of Norse culture and identity, to the extent that the assembly institution was brought to all Norse settlements.

Autor

Alexandra Sanmark is Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the Centre for Nordic Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands. She specialises in The Viking Age in Scandinavia and the Viking expansion in the west and the North Atlantic, with a particular focus on landscape archaeology. She is also a specialist in the Christianisation of Europe and Scandinavia as well as Viking-age religion and ritual.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781474445757
• ISBN-10: 1474445756
• Artikelnr.: 53693783