Medievalists.net » Margaret of Denmark Queen of Scotland http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 From Asset in War to Asset in Diplomacy: Orkney in the Medieval Realm of Norway http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/05/asset-war-asset-diplomacy-orkney-medieval-realm-norway/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/05/asset-war-asset-diplomacy-orkney-medieval-realm-norway/#comments Mon, 05 May 2014 10:26:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49411 This paper looks at how Orkney figured in Norwegian royal strategies in the west and presents key examples which show its transition from a tool of war to a forum for peace.

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