The Northern Routes to Kingship
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978-1-138-83138-4 (ISBN)
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Using a range of evidence, this book details how well-equipped and battle-seasoned warriors, familiar with Roman institutions and practices, seized land and established lordly centres. It shows how these new lords acquired wealth by stimulating the production of commodities for trade with peers and Continental associates, Romans included, to reward retainers and bestow on partners. In these transcultural circumstances, lords and their retainers nurtured artisanal production of exquisite quality and developed a heroic ethos and refined hall etiquette. The topic of warfare, created by the volatile politics of lordly cooperation and competition, is also explored. Venturing substantially beyond the usual scope of syntheses of this period, this book looks at how the break-up of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of 'Great tribes' such as the Franks and Goths influenced lords and tribal leaders across Scandinavia to form kingdoms, emulating what they for centuries had considered the superior polity, the Roman Empire.
This book’s fresh take on disputed research topics will inspire scholars, students, and interested readers to delve further into this pivotal period of European history.
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.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.12.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 13 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, color; 74 Halftones, color; 76 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-83138-7 / 1138831387 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-83138-4 / 9781138831384 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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