The Vikings in England: Settlement, Society and Culture (Manchester Medieval Studies): Settlement, Society and Culture (Manchester Medieval Studies) - Softcover

Dawn Hadley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719059828 ISBN 13: 9780719059827

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This is a fascinating new study which will make an important addition to the literature on the Vikings and their settlement in England. It offers a focussed and meaningful discussion of often-neglected sources. Topics covered include the development of current debates regarding the settlement, Anglo-Scandinavian political accommodation, the differences and similarities between Scandinavian rural settlement and Scandinavians in the urban environment, the conversion of Scandinavians to Christianity, and burial practices and associated issues of ethnicity, gender and social status. A clear and exhaustive summary of the available archaeological, historical and linguistic evidence, this book will be a standard starting point for all researchers and students investigating the Viking settlement of Britain.

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Synopsis:

This book will be a standard starting point for researchers and students investigating the Viking settlement of Britain. It provides a clear and exhaustive summary of available archaeological, historical and linguistic evidence. It considers the history and development of contemporary debates about Scandinavian settlement, and examines differences between rural and urban Viking settlement. It looks at the Scandinavian conversion to Christianity, and other cultural changes which coincided with settlement.

About the Author:

D. M. Hadley is Professor in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Sheffield -- .

About this edition

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0719059828
• ISBN 13: 9780719059827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320