Scandinavia in the age of Vikings / / Jón Viðar Sigurðsson ; translated by Thea Kveiland [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795759103321
• Autore: Jón Viðar Sigurðsson <1958->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2022
• ISBN: 1-5017-6047-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 pages)
• Collana: Cornell scholarship online
• Disciplina: 948.022
• Soggetti: Vikings - Scandinavia; Civilization, Viking - Scandinavia; Vikings - Scandinavia - Social conditions; Scandinavia History To 1397
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translated from the Norwegian.; This translation previously issued in print: 2021.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Characteristics of the Viking Age in Scandinavia -- The Powerful Danish Kings -- Kings and Chieftains in the Shadow of the Danish Kings -- Networks of Power : Friendship and Kinship -- Peace and Conflict Resolution -- Honor and Posthumous Reputation -- Class and Gender in Viking Society -- Religion and Power -- Livelihoods : Farming, Pillaging, and Trade -- Conclusion : The Viking Age Dynamic -- Rulers in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
• Sommario/riassunto: Jón Viðar Sigurðsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade. Drawing of the latest archeological research and on literary sources, namely the sagas, Sigurðsson depicts a complex and surprisingly peaceful society that belies the popular image of Norsemen as bloodthirsty barbarians.