Until very recently Viking and Norse assembly sites were
essentially unknown, apart from a few select sites, such as
Thingvellir in Iceland. The Vikings are well-known for their
violence and pillage, but they also had a well-organised system for
political decision-making, legal cases and conflict resolution.
Using archaeological evidence, written sources and place-names,
this book provides a comprehensive analysis of their legal system
and assembly sites, showing that this formed an integral part of
Norse culture and identity, to the extent that the assembly
institution was brought to all Norse settlements. Sites are
analysed through surveys and case studies across Scandinavia,
Scotland and the North Atlantic region. The author moves the view
of assembly sites away from a functional one to an understanding of
the symbolic meaning of these highly ritualised sites, and shows
how they were constructed to signify power through monuments and
natural features. This original and stimulating study is set not
only in the context of the Viking and Norse periods, but also in
the wider continental histories of place, assembly and the rhetoric
of power.
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