<P>Viking-Age trade, network theory, silver economies, kingdom formation, and the Scandinavian raiding and settlement of Ireland and Britain are all popular subjects. However, few have looked for possible connections between these phenomena, something this book suggests were closely related.</P><P>By allying Blomkvist¿s network-kingdoms with Sindb¿s nodal market-networks, it is argued that the political and economic character of Viking-Age Britain and Ireland ¿ my ¿Insular Scandinavia¿ ¿ is best understood if Dublin and J¿rv¿are seen as being established as nodes of a market-based network-kingdom. Based on a dataset relating to the then developing bullion economies of the central and eastern Scandinavian worlds and southern Scandinavia in particular, it is argued that war-band leaders from, or familiar with, ¿Danish¿ markets like Hedeby and Kaupang transposed to Insular Scandinavia the concept of polities based on establishment of markets and the protection of routeways betwe
Pris: kr 1759.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
kr 1759.00 | Besøk butikk |
<p>Vikings plagued the coasts of Ireland and Britain in the 790s. By the mid-ninth century vikings had established a number of settlements in Ireland and Britain and had become heavily involved with local politics. A particularly successful viking...
kr 399.00
Mer informasjon
<p><b>When''s the best time to visit London? When are the Scottish islands at their most beautiful? When do the crowds leave Snowdonia? Turn the pages of this beautiful book and you''ll find the answers to all these questions...
kr 299.00
Mer informasjon