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  1. 1. The awakening of Christianity in Iceland : Discovery of a timber church and graveyard at Þórarinsstaðir in Seyðisfjörður

    Författare :Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianization; continuity of cult; Christianity; Paganism; stave-church; timber church; private churches; missionary churches; mission; infiltration; graves; crosses; altar stone; silver ring; coin; weight; tephro-chronology; micro-archaeology; macro-archaeology; long-term processes; metaphors; Viking Age; Early Medieval Times; Thórarinsstadhir; Iceland; Northern Europe;

    Sammanfattning : The central theme of this thesis is the Christianization of Iceland during the period from the late 10th century to the turn of the 12th century. The distinct, though similar, branches of Christianity are traced through the archaeological record, where the excavation of an Early Medieval timber church and graveyard at Thórarinsstadhir in Seydhisfjördhur is used as a basic source. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Sigtuna : Staden, kyrkorna och den kyrkliga organisationen

    Författare :Jonas Ros; Reidar Bertelsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Viking Age; Middle Ages; Urbanization; Sigtuna; Uppland; Social structure; Town houses; Urban excavations; Coinage; Christianization; Churches; Ecclesiastical organisation; Parish formation; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses especially on the late Viking period and the early Middle Ages. Special emphasis is laid on the town of Sigtuna and the three provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland and Fjädrundaland (the territory now known as Uppland). Excavations in Sigtuna, including my own, were the beginning of the study. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Det Gamla Uppsala : Berättelser & Metamorfoser

    Författare :Magnus Alkarp; Anne-Sofie Gräslund; Stig Welinder; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; old uppsala; idolatry; central places; sanctuaries; atlantica; hyperborean; goticism; sanctuaries; nationalism; national monuments; nationalsocialism; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : Ancient Uppsala is a most versatile place. At various times it has sated all types of scholar, nourished every kind of ideology, and fed all forms of doubt. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Föreställd hedendom. Tidigmedeltida skandinaviska kyrkportar i forskning och historia

    Författare :Gunnar Nordanskog; Historisk arkeologi; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Konsthistoria; Art history; Medeltidens historia; Medieval history; pre-Christian religion; Scandinavia; Middle Ages; Church art; Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis discusses Medieval Scandinavian art, in particular church doors and portals from 12th and 13th century Sweden and Norway. The entrance of the church was a demarcation of holiness, but also a meeting place for the local communities, where otherwise secular activities could be legitimatized by the ecclesiastical context. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Urban Farmer : Osteoarchaeological Analysis of Skeletons from Medieval Sigtuna Interpreted in a Socioeconomic Perspective

    Författare :Anna Kjellström; Ebba During; Jan Storå; Sten Tesch; Berit Sellevold; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; urbanization; health index; Middle Ages; sex distribution; age distribution; dietary patterns; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : At the end of the 10th century the first Swedish town Sigtuna was founded, which can be recognized as the beginning of urbanization in the Mälaren valley. Christianity was growing strong and the administrative power was probably concentrated to a few magnates gathered around a king. LÄS MER