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Viking Identities - Scandinavian Jewellery in England (Hardcover)
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Viking Identities - Scandinavian Jewellery in England (Hardcover)
Series: Medieval History and Archaeology
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Viking Identities is the first detailed archaeological study of
Viking-Age Scandinavian-style female dress items from England.
Based on primary archival and archaeological research, including
the analysis of hundreds of recent metal-detector finds, it
presents evidence for over 500 brooches and pendants worn by women
in the late ninth and tenth centuries. Jane F. Kershaw argues that
these finds add an entirely new dimension to the limited existing
archaeological evidence for Scandinavian activity in the British
Isles and make possible a substantial reassessment of the Viking
settlements. Kershaw offers an interpretation of the significance
of the jewellery in a broader, historical context. The jewellery
highlights locations of settlement not commonly associated with the
Vikings. In contrast to claims of high levels of cultural
assimilation, the jewellery suggests that incoming groups
maintained a distinct Scandinavian identity which was sometimes
appropriated by the indigenous population. Kershaw also addresses
one of the great unanswered questions in the study of Viking-Age
settlements: what about the women? The interpretation of the
jewellery challenges traditional perceptions of Viking conquest as
an all-male affair and brings into focus a population group which
has, until now, been almost invisible. Kershaw describes the
objects and explores a number of themes related to their
contemporary use, including their date, distribution, and function
in costume. This body of material - unknown 30 years ago - is
introduced to a public audience for the first time. Including many
object images and maps, the study provides a practical guide to the
identification of Scandinavian metalwork.
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