Essays about: "vikingar"
Found 3 essays containing the word vikingar.
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1. Western Silver from the East : Hiberno-Norse and Gotlandic contacts in the Viking Age
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : In my previous thesis I wrote about what features that characterize the Hiberno-Norse identity in Ireland during the Viking Age/Early Medieval period and the origin of these features. I also discussed whether they are to be viewed as a creolized Scandinavian society or as a hybrid culture with focus on said features. READ MORE
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2. Black Pool : Hiberno-Norse identity in Viking Age and Early Medieval Ireland.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This paper is aimed at mapping important traits in a Hiberno-Norse identity. This is the main focus of the essay, but another important part is to problematize this using several theoretical approaches of which the main are identity, creolization and hybridization. READ MORE
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3. Vikings’ demise on foreign soil – a case of ethnic cleansing? : The discovery of two mass graves containing the remains of Scandinavians in Anglo-Saxon England
University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljöAbstract : The discovery of two mass graves in England in 2010 containing the remains of Scandinavian men in their prime from the Viking age against the historical backdrop of Anglo-Saxon England has elicited questions as to whether or not they were victims of ethnic cleansing. Literature studies combined with the results from the post-excavation analyses render the conclusion that the victims in the grave, most likely, were not subjected to ethnic cleansing. READ MORE
