In Austrvegr the role of the Eastern Baltic in Viking Age communication across the Baltic Sea
"Marika Mägi's book considers the cultural, mercantile and political interaction of the Viking Age (9th-11th century), focusing on the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea. The majority of research on Viking activity in the East has so far concentrated on the modern-day lands of Russia, while...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill
[2018]
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| Schriftenreihe: | The Northern world
volume 84 |
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| Online-Zugang: | rezensiert in: Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas / jgo.e-reviews, jgo.e-reviews 2020, 2 Inhaltsverzeichnis Literaturverzeichnis Register // Gemischte Register |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Marika Mägi's book considers the cultural, mercantile and political interaction of the Viking Age (9th-11th century), focusing on the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea. The majority of research on Viking activity in the East has so far concentrated on the modern-day lands of Russia, while the archaeology and Viking Age history of today's small nation states along the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea is little known to a global audience. This study looks at the area from a trans-regional perspective, combining archaeological evidence with written sources, and offering reflections on the many different factors of climate, topography, logistics, technology, politics and trade that shaped travel in this period. The work offers a nuanced vision of Eastern Viking expansion, in which the Eastern Baltic frequently acted as buffer zone between eastern and western powers"... |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XIX, 491 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9789004216655 |