Power and Conversion – a Comparative Study of Christianization in Scandinavia
This book examines the Christianization of Scandinavia with the help of comparative material from Anglo-Saxon England, Old Frisia and Old Saxony.
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden By Alexandra Sanmark Medieval Archaeology, Vol.53 (2009) Abstract: This…
Viking raids on the Spanish Peninsula
The Muslims described «heathens» as Majus. The name Majus – Magians was originally used of the Zoroastrians. It was then extended to other unbelievers, together with the associations of the term — e. g. incest and fire-worship.
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both?
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both? By Per Gunnar Sidén Eighth International Conference on Urban History (2006) Abstract:…
The Electronic Medieval Age
The Electronic Medieval Age By Bo Franzén Ennen Ja Nyt, Vol.4 (2004) Abstract: This conference paper has been inspired by the fact that in recent…
Scandinavia and the Huns. A source-critical approach to an old question
Scandinavia and the Huns. A source-critical approach to an old question By Ulf Nasman Fornvannen: Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, Vol. 103 (2008)…
German and Flemish in the Harad Altarpiece: A Provincial Swedish Work with Far-reaching Connections
German and Flemish in the Harad Altarpiece: A Provincial Swedish Work with Far-reaching Connections By Carol Earl Fornvannen: Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research,…
The Udovice Solidus Pendants: Late 5th Century Evidence of South Scandinavian Mercenaries in the Balkans
The Udovice Solidus Pendants: Late 5th Century Evidence of South Scandinavian Mercenaries in the Balkans By Svante Fischer Fornvannen: Journal of Swedish Antiquarian…
A Living Light
A Living Light By E. L. Risden Wipf and Stock, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60608-091-7 A Living Light explores some of the major events in the life…
“I am the Creator”: Birgitta of Sweden’s Feminine Divine
“I am the Creator”: Birgitta of Sweden’s Feminine Divine Bruce, Yvonne Comitatus Vol.32 (2001) Introduction: Critical writings about Saint Birgitta of Sweden (1302/3–1373) adopt…
Sanctity in the North: Saints, Lives, and Cults in Medieval Scandinavia
Sanctity in the North: Saints, Lives, and Cults in Medieval Scandinavia Edited by Thomas Andrew DuBois University of Toronto Press, 2008 With original translations…
Kinship and Settlements: Sami Residence Patterns in the Fennoscandian Alpine Areas around A.D. 1000
Kinship and Settlements: Sami Residence Patterns in the Fennoscandian Alpine Areas around A.D. 1000 By Ingela Bergman, Lars Liedgren, Lars Östlund, and Olle Zackrisson…
Church and nation: The discourse on authority in Ericus Olai’s Chronica regni Gothorum (c. 1471)
The Chronica regni Gothorum or Chronicle of the realm of the Goths is the first Swedish national history in Latin prose. It was completed after 1471 by a member of the Uppsala cathedral chapter, Ericus Olai, who, arguably, intended his work primarily for the readership of his own arch see. Ericus professed to compile a history of the Swedish realm from the birth of Christ until his own time and according to the succession of kings and bishops governing from Uppsala.
The Birka Warrior: the material culture of a martial society
The warriors from Birka’s Garrison had a share in the martial development of contemporary Europe but with their own particular traits.