The demand for blonde girls and boys was so lucrative that slave traders would hunt for these people as far away as northern Finland, a recent study finds.
Bjarmaland and interaction in the North of Europe from the Viking Age until the Early Middle Ages
April 6, 2014 By
This article intends to look at interaction in the very north of early medi- eval Europe with Bjarmaland as a starting point. After a short introduction to sources and historiography about Bjarmaland, the main content of the sources will be shortly discussed in order to establish what kind of informa- tion the written sources have to offer.
The politico-religious landscape of medieval Karelia
February 14, 2014 By
In historical sources the Karelians appear in the 12th century although archaeological excavations suggest that the amalgamation of groups of Baltic Finns, centered on the Karelian Isthmus, that came together from east and west respectively to form them originated in the late Iron Age and early Viking Age.
Finland, Tallinn and the Hanseatic League: Foreign Trade and the Orientation of Roads in Medieval Finland
November 24, 2013 By
What was the role of Finland in the trade of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages? Thisquestion has been widely discussed in Finnish history since 1882, when J.W. Ruuth publishedhis study on the relationship between Finland and the Hanse before 1435.
Grave of 12th-century warrior discovered in Finland
November 22, 2013 By
Archaeologist in Finland have discovered the remains of a 12th-century warrior along with two swords, one that dates back to the Viking era.
Fishing with Monks – Padise Abbey and the River Vantaanjoki from 1351 to 1429
December 17, 2012 By
How did the Cistercian Abbey of Padise in Estonia first come into possession of fishing rights for salmon in the River Vantaanjoki in Finland?
Tree-Ring data shows that Northern Europe has been cooling over the last 2000 years
July 11, 2012 By
Was the climate during Roman and Medieval times warmer than today?
Troubadours and their heritage in the edges of Europe – Singing and rapping experiences of being in a minority in Southern France and in Sámiland
February 19, 2012 By
What is common to these artists is the way how they define and express their belonging to their own ethnic group. The characteristics of their ethnic identity 2 are above all else language, home territory, and history.
Frosts, Floods, and Famines – Climate in Relation to Hunger in North-East Europe A.D. 1100–1550
October 31, 2011 By
This Master’s thesis examines the relation between climatic conditions and hunger in Northeast Europe in A.D. 1100–1550.
Feminine and masculine in the images of power. A study of the changes in visual political symbolism in Sweden ca. 1350-1600
August 30, 2011 By
Feminine and masculine in the images of power. A study of the changes in visual political symbolism inSweden ca. 1350-1600 Berglund, Louise, PhD (Örebro University Sweden) Paper presented at the international conference: Creating women: Notions of femininity from 1350 to 1700, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria College, University of Toronto, 11-12 November, (2005) Abstract It […]
The Plague of Justinian and Other Scourges: An analysis of the Anomalies in the Development of the Iron Age population in Finland
August 21, 2011 By
The Plague of Justinian and Other Scourges: An analysis of the Anomalies in the Development of the Iron Age population in Finland Seger, Tapio Fornvännen, 77 (1982) Abstract In this paper the corpus of excavated and dated Iron Age burial grounds in Finland is quantitatively analyzed with various statislical methods in order to isolate and define […]
Viking and Medieval Nålebinding Mitten Replicas: Based on archaeological finds from Finland
June 25, 2011 By
Viking and Medieval Nålebinding Mitten Replicas: Based on archaeological finds from Finland By Satu Hovi Published Online (2003) Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the different techniques and qualities of yarn used in nålebinding in Finnish Viking Age and Medieval finds. Many people do nålebinding using only natural grey, thick yarn in […]
Regional variation in Finnish lake and hill names
June 12, 2011 By
Regional variation in Finnish lake and hill names By Antti Leino Nordiske navnes centralitet og regionalitet (2007) Abstract: The Finnish basic map, and the database used by the National Land Survey to produce it, contains over 300 000 dicerent toponyms and over double that amount of named places. It is impossible to study the distributions […]
Madonna of the Sun and the Moon — Virgin Mary as an Apocalyptic Woman and the Representations of the Picture Type in Finland
January 15, 2011 By
Madonna of the Sun and the Moon — Virgin Mary as an Apocalyptic Woman and theRepresentations of the Picture Type in Finland Vuorela, Anu (University of Turku) Masters Thesis, MIRATOR LOKAKUU/OKTOBER/OCTOBER (2002) Abstract The topic of this article is a special type of picture of Virgin Mary, an apocalyptic Madonna. Even though there are all in […]
”There be yer figure, but where might yer soul be?” Conceptions Concerning Witches and Blåkulla in Sweden and Finland
January 15, 2011 By
”There be yer figure, but where might yer soul be?” Conceptions Concerning Witches and Blåkulla in Sweden and Finland Eilola, Jari MIRATOR ELOKUU/AUGUSTI/AUGUST (2002) Abstract Swedes of the Early Modern Period referred to the nightly meetings of witches, the so-called witches’ sabbat, as Blåkulla. This name was also known in the western parts of Finland, […]
From a Parish Church to a National Monument: Restoration of Finnish Medieval Stone Churches and Its Background, 1870-1920
January 7, 2011 By
From a Parish Church to a National Monument: Restoration of Finnish Medieval Stone Churches and Its Background, 1870-1920 Valkeapää, Leena (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) MIRATOR TOUKOKUU/MAJ/MAY (2000) Abstract During the period covered by the study the medieval churches were under many kinds of pressure for change. The Finnish population began to grow rapidly around the middle of the 18th […]
“Revertere ad ecclesiam meam!” Dreams, visions and exhortations to undertake a pilgrimage in the canonisation process of Nicholas of Tolentino
December 30, 2010 By
“Revertere ad ecclesiam meam!” Dreams, visions and exhortations to undertake a pilgrimage in the canonisation process of Nicholas of Tolentino Katajala-Peltomaa, Sari (University of Tampere) MIRATOR 1 (2007) Abstract Dreams and visions were, qualitatively, a gender-specific feature in the depositions of the laity in the canonisation acts of Nicholas of Tolentino (AD 1325). Only men […]
Unchaste Female Pilgrims in the Later Middle Ages: Literary Representations as Reflections of Urban Cultural Reality
December 30, 2010 By
Unchaste Female Pilgrims in the Later Middle Ages: Literary Representations as Reflections of Urban Cultural Reality Peake, Rose-Marie MIRATOR 1 (2007) Abstract Despite the principle of social equality present in pilgrimage, English and French literary depictions of unchaste female pilgrims in the Later Middle Ages (c. 1300-1400) reveal gender-biased attitudes. By shedding light on the […]
Networks, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and the Use of History in the Medieval Monastic Sites in Finland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
December 29, 2010 By
Networks, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and the Use of History in the Medieval Monastic Sites in Finland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Ahl-Waris, Eva (University of Helsinki) MIRATOR 10:1 (2009) Abstract In this article the site of the Bridgettine monastery of Naantali (founded in 1438) is examined as a lieu de mémoire, both with local […]
Legend of a National Border: The Nöteborg Border (1323) in Finnish History Writing
August 12, 2010 By
Legend of a National Border: The Nöteborg Border (1323) in Finnish History Writing By Ilkka Liikanen and Jukka Korpela Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Historical Sciences (2010) Introduction: This paper approaches overlapping national histories in the European North by studying the use of the concept of ‘border’ in Finnish national history writing. The […]
Saga and East Scandinavia: Preprint papers of The 14th International Saga Conference
February 12, 2010 By
Saga and East Scandinavia: Preprint papers of The 14th International Saga Conference Edited by Agneta Ney, Henrik Williams and Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist Gävle: Gävle University Press, 2009 In August 2009, Uppsala University hosted the 14th International Saga Conference. Papers from the conference have now been made available online and can be downloaded as PDF files in […]
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both?
August 17, 2009 By
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both? By Per Gunnar Sidén Eighth International Conference on Urban History (2006) Abstract: Were the later Middle Ages a period of urban stagnation or expansion in Europe? Lack of aggregated population estimates has made it difficult to reach any consensus among urban historians, while a […]
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