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1 online resource (292 pages) |
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Cover -- Contents -- List of Plates -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Sources, Abbreviations, and Conventions -- Introduction -- SURVEY -- 1. Rune-stones, their Distribution and Historical Background -- 1.1. The rune-stones and their distribution -- 1.2. Previous work -- 1.3. Why were the rune-stones erected? -- 1.4. Historical background -- 2. Presentation of the Corpus and its Subgroup -- Bases of Analyses -- I. The Corpus -- 2.1. Variables -- 2.2. General features -- 2.3. Regional groupings -- 2.4. Chronology and dating problems |
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II. The Relationship Subgroup and Categories of Relationship -- 2.5. The nature of relationships between sponsors and deceased -- 2.6. Sponsorship patterns -- 2.7. Complex relationships -- III. Bases of Analyses -- 2.8. Inscriptions -- 2.9. Relationships -- 3. Property and Inheritance -- I. The Inscriptions as Declarations of Inheritance -- 3.1. The importance of individual details in interpreting runic inscriptions -- 3.2. The sponsorship pattern as reflecting property rights -- II. The Sponsors as Holders of Joint or Inherited Property -- 3.3. Joint ownership -- 3.4. Inheritance customs |
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3.5. Unspecified relationships -- 3.6. Conclusion -- 4. Inheritance: Customs and Laws -- 4.1. Inheritance-and other devolutions of property -- 4.2. The runic evidence -- 4.3. Gradual and parentela principles -- 4.4. The sponsorship patterns -- 4.5. Why were different inheritance principles preferred? -- 4.6. The laws -- 4.7. Sponsorship patterns and the laws -- 4.8. Differences within Uppland -- 4.9. Conclusion -- 5. Society and Status -- 5.1. Sponsors and deceased -- 5.2. Title-bearers -- 5.3. Epithets -- 5.4. Thegns and drengs -- 5.5. Boni homines -- 5.6. Women as landholders -- 5.7. Travellers |
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5.8. Conclusion -- 6. Conversion -- 6.1. Transition: pagan and/or Christian? -- 6.2. Pagan features -- 6.3. Christian features -- 6.4. Conclusion -- 7. Conclusion and Future Research -- 7.1. The rune-stone fashion -- 7.2. Late Viking-Age society -- 7.3. Future research -- Excursus: The Tug-of-War over Thyre -- Appendices -- 1. Distribution of Rune-stones -- 2. Categories of Sponsors and Deceased -- 3. Frequency of Relationships -- 4. Inheritances -- 5. Unspecified Relationships Implying Inheritance -- 6. Titles -- 7. Epithets -- 8. 'Bönder' -- 9. Travellers -- 10. Bridge-builders -- CATALOGUE |
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Explanatory Notes -- Denmark and Bornholm -- Further Particulars -- Norway -- Further Particulars -- Sweden (excluding Uppland) -- Further Particulars -- Uppland -- Further Particulars -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
There are over 3000 runic inscriptions on stone made in Scandinavia in the late Viking Age. This book is the first attempt by a historian to study the material as a whole. The analysis reveals significant regional variations that reflect different stages in the process of conversion, and the growth of royal power. Many monuments were declarations of faith or manifestations of status; but virtually all reflect inheritance claims, and cast unexpected light on the prehistory of theinheritance customs found in later Scandinavian law codes. The results of this analysis make a significant contributi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) |
| Subject |
Inscriptions, Runic.
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Vikings -- History
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Vikings -- Social life and customs
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Inscriptions, Runic
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Vikings
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Vikings -- Social life and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Scandinavia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117944
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| Subject |
Scandinavia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191542541 |
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0191542547 |
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9786610445288 |
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6610445281 |
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