02875nam 2200589 450 991079575910332120230324103731.01-5017-6047-510.1515/9781501760495(CKB)5600000000015025(MiAaPQ)EBC6514906(Au-PeEL)EBL6514906(OCoLC)1240263300(MdBmJHUP)musev2_94401(DE-B1597)582772(DE-B1597)9781501760495(OCoLC)1299388267(StDuBDS)EDZ0002755064(EXLCZ)99560000000001502520211026e20222021 fy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierScandinavia in the age of Vikings /Jón Viðar Sigurðsson ; translated by Thea Kveiland[electronic resource]Ithaca :Cornell University Press,2022.1 online resource (223 pages)Cornell scholarship onlineTranslated from the Norwegian.This translation previously issued in print: 2021.1-5017-6049-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Cornell scholarship online.VikingsScandinaviaCivilization, VikingScandinaviaVikingsScandinaviaSocial conditionsScandinaviaHistoryTo 1397VikingsCivilization, VikingVikingsSocial conditions.948.022Jón Viðar Sigurðsson1958-1113651Kveiland TheaStDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910795759103321Scandinavia in the age of Vikings3808635UNINA