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- Ambrosiani, Björn, et al.
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Small things and wide horizons from a Birka perspective
- 2015
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Ingår i: Small things wide horizons : studies in honour of Birgitta Hårdh. - 9781784911317
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The excavations of one of the plots in the Black Earth at Birka revealed an unusually large number of objects associated with long-distance eastern contacts. Among the objects was a Volga Bulgarian pot and a hoard containing Volga Bulgarian imitations of dirhams. The surprisingly high proportion of Volga Bulgarian coins in the hoard indicates that the person(s) who lived on the plot in the mid tenth century may actually have spent time in Volga Bulgaria. It is no coincidence that the finds point to this region. In the tenth century several important trade routes converged in this area, where Rus’, Khazarian and Muslim merchants came to trade.
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- Ekengren, Fredrik, et al.
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The social weight of silver in the Íslendingasögur and the Viking Age hoards
- 2015
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Ingår i: Small Things – Wide Horizons : Studies in Honour of Birgitta Hårdh - Studies in Honour of Birgitta Hårdh. - 9781784911317 ; , s. 20-26
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study suggests a predominantly socially-strategic function of the silver found in Viking Age hoards, more specifically, connected to the realm of customary law and the blood feud as a social institution. This suggestion is based on a quantitative and contextual analysis of the Íslendingasögur, and a comparison between the function of silver in the sagas and the composition and context of the hoards.
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- Fabech, Charlotte, 1946-, et al.
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The Migration Period landscape of central Scania
- 2017
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Ingår i: The Sösdala horsemen. - Højbjerg : Jutland archaeological society. - 9788793423152 ; , s. 77-105
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A background is given for six exclusive Migration Period finds from central Scania (Tormestorp, Sösdala, Göingeholm, Sjörup, Fulltofta and Claestorp). The area is delimited by uninhabitable horsts and situated in the northern more forested part of Scania. There is long settlement continuity but the archaeological record is relatively poor in comparison to the plains in southern and north-eastern Scania. The six finds mark something new in the area, a presence of warriors connected to the south-east European martial elite. The area is placed at the interface between two major polities in the south-west and north-east. Various reasons why elite warriors were placed here are discussed.
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- Hansson, Martin, et al.
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Gold in Guleboda. A Byzantine gold coin from southern Småland
- 2015
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Ingår i: Small Things – Wide Horizons : Studies in honour of Birgitta Hårdh. - 9781784911317 ; , s. 86-90
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to discuss the find of a Byzantine solidus in Guleboda, Älmeboda parish, southern Småland. This coin was found in an area that has never been central in any respect, and where at first sight there hardly seems to have been any Iron Age settlement at all. The purpose of the article is to try to contextualize the find. Other finds from the same site are discussed as well as contemporary gold objects in the region. It is argued that the fact that the coin has been worn as a pendant could imply that it was used as an insignia, perhaps as a token for the wearer’s participation in military raids on the Continent.
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- Helgesson, Bertil, et al.
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An Iron Age Magnate Farm at Odarslöv : a local centre in the realm of Uppåkra
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Archaeology and Ancient History. - Uppsala : Uppsala universitet. - 2001-1199. ; :20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article, a newly excavated Iron Age farm with an associated gravefield and its surrounding landscape outside the city of Lund is examined, discussed, analysed and placed in its context. The biography of the farm spans about 400 years, from the Late Roman Iron Age to the Early Vendel Period. Through all phases, the farm remains on a restricted plot and shows both stability and prosperity. It is argued that the farm, based on its size, the number and types of buildings and the find material, can be considered a magnate farm. As magnates, the farm owners must have played an important role in the local community during a time when society underwent change and transition. The farm and the farm owners’ relation to Uppåkra and the rulers of the central place are discussed.
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- Helgesson, Bertil
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Järnålderns Skåne : samhälle, centra och regioner
- 2002
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The first purpose of this dissertation is to describe and discuss the development of the Iron Age society in Scania. The second purpose is to discuss the relations between Scania and the neighbouring areas. The Iron Age society was hierarchical and ruled by different types of leaders, usually cheiftains or kings. To maintain and develop the social system different social groups acted in society. Special functions were often concentrated to central places, which played an important role in society. These functions were necessary in the social, political, religious and economic life of the society. The structure of the society changed during the Iron Age and the development varied from region to region. The social structure is seen in a long-time perspective and the development is analysed in five phases. The archaeological material is large, and graves, settlements, depots, single finds and monuments are the most common types. The material has an uneven spread in Scania. From 500 to 100 B.C. the social structure of society had much in common with the Late Bronze Age. An intensification in sacrifices might indicate changes. From 100 B.C. to 300 A.D. the emergence of a new social class is indicated by rich graves and central places. The new cheiftains normally ruled over rather restricted areas. The third phase is dated from 300 to 550/600 and many small units grew together. Conquest and creating alliances are the political strategies, and gold and other prestige finds were used as gifts in the social life. The central places develops, and specalized craft and long-distance trade are clearly indicated in the source material. During the fourth phase, i.e. from 550/600 to 700, the find material becomes domestic with a large amount of fibulas. There is a shift in the economic strategies where arable land and other privilegies were given to lojal subjects. This might have been the embryo of the magnate farms in Scandinavia. The fifth phase can be dated from 700 and into the Early Middle Ages. The North Sea Area and the Baltic becomes integrated in a common net of trade relations. Special ports-of-trade emerges in Scandinavia. In the late 8th century the Viking raids starts and Scandinavia becomes even more connected with Western Europe. At the turn of the first millenium a Danish kingdom is united which becomes a powerful unit in the early 11th century.
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