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In this book contributions by archaeologists and numismatists from
six countries address different aspects of how silver was used in
both Scandinavia and the wider Viking world during the 8th to 11th
centuries AD. The volume brings together a combination of recent
summaries and new work on silver and gold coinage, rings and
bullion, which allow a better appreciation of the broader
socioeconomic conditions of the Viking world. This is an
indispensable source for all archaeologists, historians and
numismatists involved in Viking Studies.
This book contains papers by archaeologists and numismatists from
six countries concerned with different aspects of how silver was
used in both Scandinavia and the wider Viking world during the 8th
to 11th centuries AD. The volume brings together a combination of
recent summaries and new work on silver and gold coinage, rings and
bullion, which allow a better appreciation of the broader
socioeconomic conditions of the Viking world. This is an
indispensable source for all archaeologists, historians and
numismatists involved in Viking Studies.
This book distils a lifetime's study of Viking art. Written by a
leading authority, it introduces all the intricate and beautiful
art styles of the Viking age. It ranges in time from the first
major Viking expeditions overseas around AD 800 to the general
establishment of Christianity in Scandinavia some 300 years later.
The opening chapter introduces the geographical and historical
background to Viking culture; thematic chapters then describe and
illustrate the six main Viking art styles, showing how they emerged
from and interacted with one another. Delicate metalwork, elaborate
wood-carvings and the famous Gotland picture-stones are all
discussed. Viking art ranges in scale from ship burials to
decorated weapons and finely crafted jewelry; all feature here,
alongside Viking architecture and archaeological traces left by
Vikings across continental Europe and beyond. The final chapter
examines Viking art in relation to pagan mythology, the conversion
to Christianity, and the Viking legacy for later artistic
movements. First published in 2013 and now revised and updated
throughout, this volume is a modern classic that serves as a
definitive guide for all those interested in the vibrant artistic
culture of this fascinating period in European history. With 224
illustrations
The catalogue focuses on the entire non-numismatic contents of the
Cuerdale hoard (discovered in 1840), together with all the other
hoards and single-finds of gold and silver artefacts (ornaments and
ingots) of Viking character in the British Museum, found in Britain
and Ireland, up to the end of the year 2000, with each piece
individually catalogued and illustrated. There is also a full
chapter discussing the coins from Cuerdale, together with summary
descriptions. Written by the leading authority on the subject,
James Graham-Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Medieval
Archaeology, University College London and a Fellow of the British
Academy. This catalogue complements both that by D. M. Wilson on
the Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork, 700-1100, in the British
Museum (London, 1964) and that by James Graham-Campbell on The
Viking-Age Gold and Silver of Scotland (AD 850-1100) (Edinburgh,
1995).
This book provides a full overview of the archaeology of the
Vikings in Scotland, incorporating many results from the recent
period of intense fieldwork and excavation. This work has
necessitated a thorough re-appraisal of our knowledge of the
process, nature and extent of Scandinavian settlement in Scotland.
Concentrating on the Viking and Late Norse periods which span the
eight to thirteenth centuries in northern and western Scotland, the
chronological range allows for the Norse impact to be placed in its
wider context, commencing with the native background. The scope of
the book will enable Scotland, archaeologically one of the best
documented areas of the Viking world, to be placed in the overall
context of the period in Europe. Fully illustrated with over ninety
photographs, figures and distribution maps, this book will be
accessible to students and teachers of the Viking Age, and the
archaeology and history of Scotland, as well as to the general
reader. * First survey of Viking Archaeology in over 50 years *
Written by two Viking experts
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Vikings and the Danelaw (Paperback)
James Graham-Campbell, Richard Hall, Judith Jesch, David N. Parsons
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A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the
northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England
colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known
as the Danelaw. This volume contributes to many of the unresolved
scholarly debates surrounding the concept, and extent of the
Danelaw. Click here to download a PDF version of Figure 4.8
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