This is the first historical study of the whole body of late Viking runic inscription stones in Scandinavia. The 2300 inscriptions yield unexpected information on a wide range of topics, including the conversion of Scandinavia to Christianity, the growth of royal power and, most important of all, the inheritance customs of the period.
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"[Sawyer's] work...puts the English-speaking reader for the first time in possession of the basic information painstakingly recorded by Scandinavian scholars, as well as providing an entirely fresh and convincing explanation of the Viking Age corpus.... A model of patient and dispassionate research in a potentially exciting and contested area."--Times Literary Supplement
"This is a stimulating book, challenging accepted interpretations and suggesting new sources for Viking Age social history."--Times Higher Education Supplement
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Birgit Sawyer is a Professor of History, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim.
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Rarely does a book come out with such good work on the subject, due to its lack of commercial "sex appeal" for buyers.
Heck, this is not an 8th grade level book and you will need some knowledge beforehand to make your own decisions about its subject matter. But a splendid book over all, a MUST have for serious Nordic study's I just wish the author had the time (and funding) to write much more on the area!
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COMPARED with western Europe, Scandinavia is poorly provided with written evidence for its early medieval history; there are no charters before 1085, and the earliest law codes and histories were compiled in the twelfth century (in Sweden not until the thirteenth century). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parentela system, multiple commemorations, good bonde, reverse inheritance, gradual principle, runic evidence, sponsorship pattern, connected monuments, commemorating men, gradual system, man commemorates, multiple sponsorship, paired stones, unspecified relationships, female sponsors, runic monuments, boni homines, runic inscriptions, same sponsor, single sponsors, few inscriptions, inheritance customs, other male relatives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Relationship Subgroup, May God, Trosa V'hd, Sven Forkbeard, Uppsala University, Explanatory Notes, Viking Age, Harald Bluetooth, Hulterstad Hult, Saxo Grammaticus, Tumbo Tumbo, Viking-Age Scandinavia, Furingstad Fur, Hov Hov, King Gorm, King Harald, Olav Haraldsson, Slaka Slaka, Sven Aggesen, Vetlanda Vetl, Ardre Ardre, Botkyrka Bot, Further Particulars Ornaments, Glanshammar Glansh, Gran Gran New!
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COMPARED with western Europe, Scandinavia is poorly provided with written evidence for its early medieval history; there are no charters before 1085, and the earliest law codes and histories were compiled in the twelfth century (in Sweden not until the thirteenth century). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parentela system, multiple commemorations, good bonde, reverse inheritance, gradual principle, runic evidence, sponsorship pattern, connected monuments, commemorating men, gradual system, man commemorates, multiple sponsorship, paired stones, unspecified relationships, female sponsors, runic monuments, boni homines, runic inscriptions, same sponsor, single sponsors, few inscriptions, inheritance customs, other male relatives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Relationship Subgroup, May God, Trosa V'hd, Sven Forkbeard, Uppsala University, Explanatory Notes, Viking Age, Harald Bluetooth, Hulterstad Hult, Saxo Grammaticus, Tumbo Tumbo, Viking-Age Scandinavia, Furingstad Fur, Hov Hov, King Gorm, King Harald, Olav Haraldsson, Slaka Slaka, Sven Aggesen, Vetlanda Vetl, Ardre Ardre, Botkyrka Bot, Further Particulars Ornaments, Glanshammar Glansh, Gran Gran New!
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- The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process by Stephen D. Houston in Back Matter
- A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) by Rory McTurk on page 426
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