The Norwegian Domination and the Norse World, C. 1100-c. 1400
Title | The Norwegian Domination and the Norse World, C. 1100-c. 1400 PDF eBook |
Author | Steinar Imsen |
Publisher | Tapir Academic Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | 1100-tallet |
ISBN | 9788251925631 |
This book is the first of four planned volumes on the Norwegian realm and its dependencies in the central Middle Ages. As with future volumes, the underlying theme of this book is the transformation of Norway and parts of the Norse world into a monarchic state in the 12th and 13th centuries. The collection provides a presentation of the Norse world, the Norse community, the 'Norgesvelde' (the Norwegian domination), along with highlights of geographical, political, and cultural aspects. (Series: ROSTRA Books Trondheim Studies in History - No. 3)
Frontiers for Peace in the Medieval North
Title | Frontiers for Peace in the Medieval North PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Peter Grohse |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2017-04-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004343652 |
In Frontiers for Peace in the Medieval North. The Norwegian-Scottish Frontier c. 1260-1470, Ian Peter Grohse examines social and political interactions in Orkney, a Norwegian-held province with long and intimate ties to the Scottish mainland. Commonly portrayed as the epicentre of political tension between Norwegian and Scottish fronts, Orkney appears here as a medium for diplomacy between monarchies and as an avenue for interface and cooperation between neighbouring communities. Removed from the national heartlands of Scandinavia and Britain, Orcadians fostered a distinctly local identity that, although rooted in Norwegian law and civic organization, featured a unique cultural accent engendered through Scottish immigration. This study of Orcadian experiences encourages greater appreciation of the peaceful dimensions of pre-modern European frontiers.
The Fish Lands
Title | The Fish Lands PDF eBook |
Author | Bart Holterman |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 531 |
Release | 2020-09-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3110651823 |
The late medieval German trade with the North Atlantic islands, in the margins of the Hanseatic trade network, has received only limited scholarly attention. Merchants from predominantly Hamburg and Bremen established direct trade relations with these islands in the late 15th century, and managed to control the international trade with Iceland, the Faroes and Shetland for much of the 16th century. However, the Hanseatic commercial infrastructure was absent in the North Atlantic, which forced these merchants to develop new trade strategies. Besides a critical re-evaluation of the economic and political conditions, this volume offers a comprehensive study of the organisation of the trade and the methods used to establish and maintain networks between islanders and German merchants. Moreover, it analyses the role and socio-economic position of the communities of merchants with the North Atlantic in their home towns. The book shows that the North Atlantic trade was anything but insignificant. It was a dynamic and integral part of the trade network of the northern German cities, and its study is highly relevant for the economic history of Northern Europe.
The Sea Kings
Title | The Sea Kings PDF eBook |
Author | R. Andrew McDonald |
Publisher | Birlinn Ltd |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2020-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178885148X |
The archipelagic kingdoms of Man and the Isles that flourished from the last quarter of the eleventh century down to the middle of the thirteenth century represent two forgotten kingdoms of the medieval British Isles. They were ruled by powerful individuals, with unquestionably regnal status, who interacted in a variety of ways with rulers of surrounding lands and who left their footprint on a wide range of written documents and upon the very landscapes and seascapes of the islands they ruled. Yet British history has tended to overlook these Late Norse maritime empires, which thrived for two centuries on the Atlantic frontiers of Britain. This book represents the first ever overview of both Manx and Hebridean dynasties that dominated Man and the Isles from the late eleventh to the mid-thirteenth centuries. Coverage is broad and is not restricted to politics and warfare. An introductory chapter examines the maritime context of the kingdoms in light of recent work in the field of maritime history, while subsequent chronological and narrative chapters trace the history of the kingdoms from their origins through their maturity to their demise in the thirteenth century. Separate chapters examine the economy and society, church and religion, power and architecture.
The Incorporation and Integration of the King's Tributary Lands Into the Norwegian Realm C. 1195-1397
Title | The Incorporation and Integration of the King's Tributary Lands Into the Norwegian Realm C. 1195-1397 PDF eBook |
Author | Randi Bj W. Rdahl |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 355 |
Release | 2011-05-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9004206132 |
Inspired by transnational research on medieval state formation, this book presents a comprehensive study of the political incorporation and subsequent judicial and administrative integration of Iceland, the Faroes, Shetland, and Orkney, into the Norwegian realm c. 1195-1397.
Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway
Title | Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway PDF eBook |
Author | David Brégaint |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2015-10-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004306439 |
In Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway, David Brégaint examines how the Norwegian monarchy gradually managed to infiltrate Norwegian society through the development of a communicative system during the High Middle Ages, from c. 1150 to c. 1300. Drawing on sagas, didactic literature, charters, and laws, the book demonstrates how the Norwegian kings increasingly played a key -role in the promotion of royal ideology in society through rituals and the written word. In particular, the book stresses the interaction between secular and clerical culture, the role of the Church and of the Norwegian aristocracy
Polity Consolidation and Military Transformation in Medieval Scandinavia
Title | Polity Consolidation and Military Transformation in Medieval Scandinavia PDF eBook |
Author | Beñat Elortza Larrea |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2023-03-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 900454349X |
In this book, Beñat Elortza Larrea analyses the processes of polity consolidation and military transformation in Scandinavia between the early eleventh and early fourteenth centuries. Based on a plethora of administrative, legal, and narrative sources, this study examines the development of governance and warfare in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and evaluates to which degree European ideas and institutions shaped the budding medieval Scandinavian realms. In other words – did the formation of these kingdoms stem mostly from European influence, were they a by-product of a purely Scandinavian ethos, or did they largely develop due to historical and geographical circumstances unique to each realm