Sökning: "Viking Age"

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1. 1. Vikingatida sköldar : Ting, bild och text som associativt fält

   Författare :Kerstin Odebäck; Mats Burström; Anders Andrén; Terje Gansum; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Viking Age; shields; miniature shields; picture stones; rune stones; burials; skaldic poetry; warrior ideal; Norse mythology; arkeologi med inriktning mot allmän arkeologi; Archaeology with General Specialisation;

   Sammanfattning : Shields are among the most iconic artefacts associated with the Viking Age. Even though shields occur frequently in various archaeological and written sources, the function and meaning of shields have been sparsely researched and they have mainly been considered relevant as part of the warrior’s equipment. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Viking Way : Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

   Författare :Neil Price; Martin Carver; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Viking Age; Vikings; Óðinn; seiðr; sorcery; shamanism; warfare; Norse religion; Norse mythology; Sámi; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : The social role of magic is a prevalent theme of the medieval Icelandic sagas that claim to describe life several centuries earlier in the Viking Age, and indeed also saturates the Eddic poetry that is our primary source for the mythology and cosmology of the time. However, little archaeological or historical research has been done to explore what this aspect of ritual may really have meant to the men and women of late Iron Age Scandinavia. LÄS MER

4. 3. Decolonizing the Viking Age 1

   Författare :Fredrik Svanberg; Engelska; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; death rituals; burial; grave; society; post-colonial; nationalism; deconstruction; Orientalism.; Arkeologi; Archaeology; community; Scandinavia; Viking Age;

   Sammanfattning : Decolonizing the Viking Age 1 argues that the Scandinavian “Viking Age” can be seen as a system of knowledge constructed in the late 19th century and in its basic structures maintained up to the present day. This system of knowledge was heavily influenced by the nationalistic and evolutionary ideas of its time of making and may be described as a colonialism of the past. LÄS MER

5. 4. Gårdsstrukturer i Halland under bronsålder och äldre järnålder : Farm Structures in Halland in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age

   Författare :Jörgen Streiffert; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; household organization; three-aisled house; house plan; dwelling house; room formation; dwelling room; utility section; hearths; pits; Bronze-Age; Pre-Roman Iron Age; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Viking Age; Middle Ages; Halland;

   Sammanfattning : The dissertation Gårdsstrukturer i Halland under bronsålder och äldre järnålder consists of two separate parts. One is the licentiate thesis På gården from 1999 while the other is a supplementary part entitled Boningshusets rumsbildningar. LÄS MER

7. 5. The Common Thread, Textile Production during the Late Iron Age and Viking Age

   Författare :Eva Andersson; Arkeologi; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Haithabu; Birka; Scania; Viking Age; Late Iron Age; household production; textile valuables; sail cloth; bone needle; loom weight; textile production; spindle whorl; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

   Sammanfattning : The initial aim of the present PhD thesis was to develop the method of classification for textile tools to facilitate the study of textile production in an archaeological context. The thesis consists of five separate projects and a concluding summary. The study covers the late Iron Age, mainly the Viking Period. LÄS MER