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Viking law and order : places and rituals of assembly in the medieval North
- Title
- Viking law and order : places and rituals of assembly in the medieval North / Alexandra Sanmark.
- Author
- Sanmark, Alexandra
- Publication
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
- ©2017
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- Description
- xviii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- The Vikings are well-known for their violent raids and pillage, but they also had a well-organised system for political decision-making, legal cases and conflict resolution. These activities took place at outdoor assembly sites, such as Thingvellir in Iceland, which were carefully selected for their characteristics and then maintained and rebuilt over time. Whilst not neglecting the violent elements of the Norse people, this book demonstrates that law and assembly formed an integral part of Norse life and identity, to the extent that the assembly institution was brought to all Norse settlements.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-290) and index.
- Contents
- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Assembly research: past and present -- Early Germanic and Norse assembly organisations -- Introducing the assembly sites of Scandinavia -- Elite rituals at Scandinavian assemblies -- Assembly sites in Scandinavia: activities and rituals of the community -- Centralisation of power: Christianity and urbanisation -- The Norse in the North Atlantic: Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland -- The Norse in Scotland: assembly and new ancestors -- Assemblies in the Longue Durée -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFF 17-1517
- ISBN
- 9781474402293
- 1474402291
- OCLC
- 1001384279
- Author
- Sanmark, Alexandra, author.
- Title
- Viking law and order : places and rituals of assembly in the medieval North / Alexandra Sanmark.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-290) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 17-1517