In Search of Vikings: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Scandinavian Heritage of North-West England

ISBN-13: 9781482207576 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 206 str.

Stephen E. Harding; David Griffiths; Elizabeth Royles

Opis

The Vikings were one of the most adventurous and vibrant of peoples. To find out in as detailed way as possible where they visited, traded, raided, and settled has increasingly required a multidisciplinary approach, stretching across a wide spectrum of expertise from the arts and sciences. This book comprises a collection of papers from experts from a broad range of disciplines and shows how a wide variety of approaches based on historical, archaeological, place-name, linguistic, physical, and genetic tools can collectively provide a detailed understanding of the Vikings in peace and in war.

Recenzje

"With topics ranging from the often subtle clues to a female presence, and the influence of the Old Norse language, to hoards, thought-provoking reassessments of key battles, and the search for settlement evidence, it is a wide-ranging compilation…. A satisfyingly comprehensive book."
— CH in Current Archaeology 308, October 1, 2015

Spis treści

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Scandinavian Heritage of North-West England. A Brief History and Archaeology of Viking Activity in North-West England. Speaking Like a Viking: Language and Cultural Interaction in the Irish Sea Region. Viking Age Women. Battle of Brunanburh in 937: Battlefield Despatches. Viking Age Rural Settlement in Lowland North-West England: Identifying the Invisible? Viking-Age Site at Workington, Cumbria: Interim Statement. Were There Vikings in Carlisle? Viking Age Silver in North-West England: Hoards and Single Finds. What Can Genetics Tell Us about Vikings in the Wirral and West Lancashire? Figuring It Out: Further Work on Neston Cross Fragments, Cheshire.

O autorze

Stephen E. Harding, David Griffiths, Elizabeth Royles