This book argues that tribal Scandinavia was set on the route to kingship by the arrival in the AD 180s-90s of warrior groups that were dismissed from the Roman army after defeating the Marcomanni by the Danube.
This book argues that tribal Scandinavia was set on the route to kingship by the arrival in the AD 180s-90s of warrior groups that were dismissed from the Roman army after defeating the Marcomanni by the Danube.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dagfinn Skre is professor at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo. Over the last 40 years, he has researched several aspects of Iron-Age, Viking, and Medieval Scandinavia, including political, economic, ecclesiastical, urban, and monetary history. His publications include multi-volume series on the Viking town Kaupang and the kingly manor Avaldsnes.
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List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I Coming to Grips with Early Kingship - 1. Post-1970 Kingship Studies: How to Proceed? 2. Rulers and Polities: Tribes, Lordships, and Kingdoms 3. Religiously Derived Ethics: A Societal Perspective Part II The Military Twist: Armies, Lords, and Retainers (AD 180-450) - 4. Warriors and Traders 5. Kinsmen and Strangers 6. Settling and Sustaining the Men PART III Obtaining Wealth for Gifts and Rewards (AD 180-450) - 7. Long-Distance Routes and Relations 8. Iron from the Woodlands 9. Arctic Wildlife Commodities 10. Raiding for Slaves PART IV Olden Ways, New Beginnings (AD 180-500) - 11. Wealth and Warfare: The Precarious Politics of Lordship 12. The Transformative 5th Century PART V Building the Kingdom - 13. Swearing in the Men 14. Granting the Land 15. Kingship in the Heroic Age Epilogue: Colonialist and Emic Approaches Notes Bibliography Index.
List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I Coming to Grips with Early Kingship - 1. Post-1970 Kingship Studies: How to Proceed? 2. Rulers and Polities: Tribes, Lordships, and Kingdoms 3. Religiously Derived Ethics: A Societal Perspective Part II The Military Twist: Armies, Lords, and Retainers (AD 180-450) - 4. Warriors and Traders 5. Kinsmen and Strangers 6. Settling and Sustaining the Men PART III Obtaining Wealth for Gifts and Rewards (AD 180-450) - 7. Long-Distance Routes and Relations 8. Iron from the Woodlands 9. Arctic Wildlife Commodities 10. Raiding for Slaves PART IV Olden Ways, New Beginnings (AD 180-500) - 11. Wealth and Warfare: The Precarious Politics of Lordship 12. The Transformative 5th Century PART V Building the Kingdom - 13. Swearing in the Men 14. Granting the Land 15. Kingship in the Heroic Age Epilogue: Colonialist and Emic Approaches Notes Bibliography Index.
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