Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland, Orkney and the Faeroes
Introduction: Ideology and power in the Viking and Middle Ages : Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland, Orkney, and the Faeroes / Gro Steinsland -- Origin myths and rulership : from the Viking Age ruler to the ruler of medieval historiography : continuity, transformations, and innovations / Gro Steinsland -...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden u.a.
Brill
2011
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| Schriftenreihe: | The Northern world
52 |
| Schlagworte: |
Vikings
> History
> Middle Ages
> Kings and rulers
> Ideology
> Power (Social sciences)
> Scandinavia
> Iceland
> Ireland
> Orkney (Scotland)
> Faroe Islands
> Aufsatzsammlung
> Skandinavien
> Island
> Irland
> Orkneyinseln
> Färöer
> Herrschaft
> Ideologie
> Macht
> Geschichte 500-1500
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Ideology and power in the Viking and Middle Ages : Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland, Orkney, and the Faeroes / Gro Steinsland -- Origin myths and rulership : from the Viking Age ruler to the ruler of medieval historiography : continuity, transformations, and innovations / Gro Steinsland -- Kings, earls, and chieftains : rulers in Norway, Orkney, and Iceland, c. 900-1300 / Jón Viðar Sigurðsson -- Jarla sögur Orkneyja : status and power of the earls of Orkney according to their sagas / Ian Beuermann -- An arena for higher powers : cult buildings and rulers in the late Iron Age and the early medieval period in the Malar region / Olof Sundqvist -- From wine in a goblet to milk in cowdung : the transformation of early Christian kings in three post-Viking tales from Ireland / Jan Erik Rekdal -- The warrior in Old Norse religion / Jens Peter Schjodt -- Oðinn, Valhöll, and the Einherjar : eschatological myth and ideology in the late Viking period / Anders Hultgard -- Family matters? : the cultus of the Scandinavian royal martyrs / Joanna A. Skorzewska -- Conclusions: The long adaptation of pagan and Christian ideologies of rulership / Ian Beuermann |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | VI, 405 S. graph. Darst., Kt 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789004205062 978-90-04-20506-2 9004205063 90-04-20506-3 |