| Description |
vi, 405 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 52 |
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Northern world ; v. 52.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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 Viar Sigursson -- 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 -- Oinn, 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Vikings -- History.
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Middle Ages.
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Kings and rulers -- History -- To 1500.
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Ideology -- History -- To 1500.
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Power (Social sciences) -- History -- To 1500.
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Scandinavia -- History -- To 1397.
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Iceland -- History -- To 1262.
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Ireland -- History -- To 1603.
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Orkney (Scotland) -- History.
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Faroe Islands -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Steinsland, Gro.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004205062 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9789004205079 (electronic bk.) |
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