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An equestrian burial from the 10th century with an exceptionally
elaborate horse harness was discovered at Fregerslev near
Skanderborg in eastern Jutland, Denmark in 2012. This formed the
starting point for the Fregerslev Research Project initiated by
Museum Skanderborg in 2017. Two years later, the museum held a
conference to present the preliminary results of the project. A
group of researchers from neighbouring countries were invited to
provide a wider international context for a discussion of the
social, political, cultural and religious background of the
Fregerslev burial. With 21 articles, Horse and Rider in the late
Viking Age presents the outcome of the conference. Part I describes
the excavation of the Fregerslev burial and its contents. The
finds, particularly the harness fittings and the remains of a
quiver of arrows, and the results of a wide range of scientific
analyses demonstrate what a remarkable burial this once was. The
excavation methods and documentation procedures, the sampling
strategies, and the following conservation and preservation of the
finds, give an idea of the many new approaches, which may be useful
when dealing with a decomposed grave in the future. Part II and
Part III present new research on 10th-century equestrian burials
and their significance in contemporary society from a variety of
countries across Central and Northern Europe.
The primary focus of this book is on the arms and armour of Europe,
but also included are neighbouring cultures where these had a
direct influence on developments and changes within Europe, from
late Roman cavalry armour, Byzantium and the East, to the influence
of the Golden Horde. A Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour covers
the entire period from the fifth to the fifteenth century, a
thousand years which saw huge changes in military technology in
most of the world's major civilisations. Arms and armour in Europe
are the principal focus of the studies, but those of neighbouring
civilisations, including the Byzantine Empire, eastern Europe, the
steppes and the Islamic world, are also investigated, both for the
impact upon them of European technological developments, and for
their influence upon developments within western Europe. Arms and
armour in Europe developed dramatically during the thousand years
from the fifth to the fifteenth century. During this broad sweep of
time civilisations rose and fell and population movements swept
from east to west, bringing in their wake advances and
modifications absorbed and expanded by indigenous populations. So
although the primary focus of this book is on the arms and armour
of Europe, it also includes neighbouring cultures where these had a
direct influence on developments and changes within Europe, from
late Roman cavalry armour, Byzantium and the Eastto the influence
of the Golden Horde. A truly impressive band of specialists cover
issues ranging from the migrations to the first firearms, divided
into three sections: From the Fall of Rome to the Eleventh Century,
Emergence ofA European Tradition in the High Middle Ages, and New
Influences and New Challenges of the Late Middle Ages; throughout
there is particular emphasis on the social and technological
aspects of medieval military affairs. Contributors: ANDREA BABUIN,
JON COULSTON, TIM DAWSON, CLAUDE GAIER, MICHAEL GORELIK, JOHN
HALDON, MARCO MORIN, HELMUT NICKEL, DAVID NICOLLE, EWART OAKESHOTT,
ANNE PEDERSON, SHIHAB AL-SARRAF, ALAN WILLIAMS.
The Viking Age is marked out as a watershed for profound cultural
and social changes in northern societies: from the spread of
Christianity to urbanization and political centralization.
Interaction across boundaries or within communities constitutes the
substance of the events of this dynamic period, and is prominently
reflected in the legacy of the period. The investigation of social
networks and cultural encounters has formed an active focus of
Viking Studies in recent years, from the mapping of geographical
interaction attested by the archaeological and scientific evidence
to the analysis of social relations in written records and
literature. Meanwhile, the memory and heritage of the Viking Age
has been a matter of profound fascination for later generations,
from medieval historians and saga writers to contemporary
novelists, artists and popular media. The legacy of the Viking Age
maintains a strong impact in the present as a matter of pride, but
also prejudice. These themes are explored and linked in this major
volume, which presents the proceedings from the 18th Viking
Congress, held in Denmark in 2017. Since 1946 the Viking Congress
has been a common forum for current research and theories within
Viking-Age studies, bringing together leading scholars in the
fields of Archaeology, History, Philology, Place-name studies,
Numismatics, Runology and other disciplines, including the natural
sciences, relevant to the study of the Viking Age.
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