The Allure of the Foreign. The Social and Cultural Dimension of Imports in Scandinavia in the Viking Age
Hanne Lovise Aannestad
In this article, I discuss the significance of foreign objects and material culture in Viking-Age Scandinavia. Changes use imported as dress accessories show that Scandinavian peoples gradually became closer to international community through adaptation customs. These changes signal a shift how Scandinavians viewed their non-Scandinavian neighbours. A study appropriation can help us appreciate complex transformation society era was. The article is based on comprehensive eastern Norway (Aannestad 2015).
Viking and Medieval Scandinavia