Thraldom: a history of slavery in the Viking age

This volume provides a history of slavery in Viking Age Scandinavia by examining a multitude of sources, including archaeology, runic inscriptions, Icelandic sagas, early law, DNA analysis, and place names. Viking society was characterized by different dependencies and by fluid transitions between f...

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1. Verfasser: Brink, Stefan 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:This volume provides a history of slavery in Viking Age Scandinavia by examining a multitude of sources, including archaeology, runic inscriptions, Icelandic sagas, early law, DNA analysis, and place names. Viking society was characterized by different dependencies and by fluid transitions between freedom and enslavement. 'Thraldom' surveys, in nuanced ways, the unique role of slavery in medieval Scandinavia
Beschreibung:Translated from the Swedish. - Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (408 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197532386
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197532355.001.0001

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