Society and Landscape. From collective manifestations to ceremonies of a new ruling class

Fabech, Charlotte; Keller, Hagen; Staubach, Nikolaus

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“…The first arguments for claiming the existence of a Viking Age concept of particular artefacts as being animated built upon the links between the deposition of artefacts in wetlands in Scandinavia and the role of artefacts of the same type in the Old Norse written sources. It was previously assumed that the act of depositing artefacts in Scandinavian wetlands ceased in the 6th century A.D. simultaneously with the increase of dryland depositions in prominent settlement structures (see Fabech 1999, with references). A number of scholars have subsequently pointed out that the number of wetland depositions may have been very low in the 6th–8th centuries (as only a few finds from this period have been made in total), but that they increased significantly in the Viking Age.…”

Section: Depositing Objects In the Viking Agementioning

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Connectedness with things. Animated objects of Viking Age Scandinavia and early medieval Europe

Lund¹

2017

Arch. Dial.

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This article examines a small group of artefacts of the Viking Age that may have been perceived as animated objects. These specific weapons and pieces of jewellery appear in narratives in the Old Norse sources as named, as having a will of their own, as possessing personhood. In archaeological contexts the same types of artefact are handled categorically differently than the rest of the material culture. Further, the possible links between these perspectives and the role of animated objects in early medieval Christianity of the Carolingian Empire are examined through studies of the reopening of Reihengräber and the phenomenon offurta sacra. By linking studies of the social biographies of objects with studies of animism, the article aims to identify aspects of Viking Age ontology and its similarities to Carolingian Christianity.

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Section: Depositing Objects In the Viking Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Connectedness with things. Animated objects of Viking Age Scandinavia and early medieval Europe

Lund¹

2017

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“…Tor was a Norse god for the peasants. There was a sudden change in religion from 500 AD where votive offerings in marsh and water ended and the Norse religion took over (Fabech, 1994;;N€ asman, 1994;Steinsland, 2000: 78). The Virgin Maria springs in Cornwall are still celebrated with pieces of clothing on the surrounding trees (Varner, 2009) which is also common elsewhere in Cornwall, in Dorset, and parts of Wales (Holy and healing wells, 2014).…”

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The hydrogeological and cultural background for two sacred springs, Bø, Telemark County, Norway

Klempe

2015

Quaternary International

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a b s t r a c tOf the many sacred springs in Norway, most dedicated to St. Olav, several have disappeared. Two of the sacred springs that still exist are located in Bø in Telemark, Southern Norway, and have been surveyed for their sedimentology and hydrology. The springs are embedded in a cultural landscape with several ancient monuments. The aquifers have been mapped by drilling, monitoring wells, and ground penetrating radar and analyzed by GIS models. The area is at the marine limit and most of the sediments have been deposited in the sea. The aquifer of the first spring occurs in subglacial and submarine sediments covered by a series of moraines. The aquifer of the other spring is above the confining till layer, bounded by moraines and located inside a 20 m thick glacial delta deposit. Both aquifers have documented properties that produce springs which under normal climatic conditions never dry and show stable temperatures close to the yearly mean air temperature. The residence time of the water is long for both of the aquifers. Both springs are point features and are not parts of large seepage faces. The locations of the springs may indicate a sacred position in an area of prehistoric farmland, Iron Age burial mounds, stone monuments of unknown age, and cup mark carvings. The springs are contaminated from old landfills, but are reverting, and one of them is under threat from sand pit expansion.

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The New Cambridge Medieval History

2005

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The first volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers the transitional period between the later Roman world and the early middle ages, c.500 to c.700. This was an era of developing consciousness and profound change in Europe, Byzantium and the Arab world, an era in which the foundations of medieval society were laid and to which many of our modern myths of national and religious identity can be traced. This book offers a comprehensive regional survey of the sixth and seventh centuries, from Ireland in the west to the rise of Islam in the Middle East, and from Scandinavia in the north to the Mediterranean south. It explores the key themes pinning together the history of this period, from kingship, trade and the church, to art, architecture and education. It represents both an invaluable conspectus of current scholarship and an expert introduction to the period.

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Society and Landscape. From collective manifestations to ceremonies of a new ruling class

Cited by 37 publications

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Connectedness with things. Animated objects of Viking Age Scandinavia and early medieval Europe

Connectedness with things. Animated objects of Viking Age Scandinavia and early medieval Europe

The hydrogeological and cultural background for two sacred springs, Bø, Telemark County, Norway

The New Cambridge Medieval History

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